Report for New Channel Rear Range (Georgia) - 1914

General
District: 6th
Inspector: F.P. Dillon, Asst. Supt.
Location: On N side of E end of Long Island, Savannah River, GA.
Date of Report: 02/18/1914
Latitude: 32° 01' 57"
Longitude: 80° 54' 20"
Premises
Site: Georgia State grant to U.S.
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Date of Lease: 03/14/1877
Area of the Entire Site: 2 acres
Area Inclosed: None
Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: 800'
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: None
Wharf or Landing on Premises: Timber wharf & boardwalk approach from S Channel & dilapidated timber wharf apprach from main channel, Savannah River.
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station: Central of GA RR, Tybee branch from Savannah, GA. to Quarantine Sta., thence by boat from Tybee Knoll by prearrangement across the S channel; by tender, Savannah, GA, distant 13 miles.
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Means Used for Support of Lantern: Lens is in an upper room of the dwelling & shows through a dormer window.
Number of Separate Lights: One
First Built or Established: 1905
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: July 1911
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Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: 41'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Marsh & sky
Color of Tower: Slatted daymark N half red, S half white
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Paint
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Object of Navigation: Ranges for general river navigation.
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Illuminating Apparatus
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Intensity in Candles: 3100
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Does Apparatus Revolve?: False
Is There a Revolving Belt?: False
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Vapor Oil Lamp
Number of Wicks or Mantels: 1
Diameter of Outside Wick: 3/16"
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