Gay Head Lighthouse being moved, A notorious beacon on Martha's Vineyard's is situated to start a multi-day trek to another home more remote inland.
The $3 million push to move the Gay Head Lighthouse, among the most jeopardized memorable historic points in the U.S., would keep the 160-year-old structure from tumbling down the quickly dissolving cliffside.
The signal was a basic waypoint for sailors exploring the occasionally foggy coastline amid the prime of the whaling exchange, which was based on southeastern Massachusetts groups like Martha's Vineyard amid the 19th century.
Today, its a prevalent visitor destination on the meagerly populated western edge of the popular resort island, which likewise is home to the governmentally perceived Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe.The beacon move had been slated to begin June 10 however was pushed up to Thursday in view of ideal climate and speedier than-anticipated site readiness work.
Teams as of now have lifted the 400-ton block and-mortar beacon around six feet off the ground and put it on a wood-and-steel casing prepared for the move. Throughout the following couple of days, the 52-foot-high structure will be prodded along a system of steel pillars and rollers by water driven jacks.
In the event that all goes as arranged, it will land at its last destination — a solid cushion around 129 feet due southeast — on Satur
The $3 million push to move the Gay Head Lighthouse, among the most jeopardized memorable historic points in the U.S., would keep the 160-year-old structure from tumbling down the quickly dissolving cliffside.
The signal was a basic waypoint for sailors exploring the occasionally foggy coastline amid the prime of the whaling exchange, which was based on southeastern Massachusetts groups like Martha's Vineyard amid the 19th century.
Today, its a prevalent visitor destination on the meagerly populated western edge of the popular resort island, which likewise is home to the governmentally perceived Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe.The beacon move had been slated to begin June 10 however was pushed up to Thursday in view of ideal climate and speedier than-anticipated site readiness work.
Teams as of now have lifted the 400-ton block and-mortar beacon around six feet off the ground and put it on a wood-and-steel casing prepared for the move. Throughout the following couple of days, the 52-foot-high structure will be prodded along a system of steel pillars and rollers by water driven jacks.
In the event that all goes as arranged, it will land at its last destination — a solid cushion around 129 feet due southeast — on Satur
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