Gay Head Lighthoe move is plete - The Martha's Veyard Tim

Contents:

• HISTORIC GAY HEAD LIGHTHOE ON THE MOVE
• AFTER REMARKABLE RELOTN, HISTORIC GAY HEAD LIGHTHOE SH AGA
• GAY HEAD LIGHTHOE MOVE IS PLETE
• ISLAND PREPAR FOR GAY HEAD LIGHT RELOTN

HISTORIC GAY HEAD LIGHTHOE ON THE MOVE

Another challengg nsiratn was the social, enomic, and staable velopment of the Gay Head Lighthoe project. The Gay Head Cliffs and surroundg lands have a sacred anctral and signifint cultural importance to the Wampanoag Tribe. After 2-1/2 days, the Gay Head Lighthoe was succsfully moved a distance of 129 feet away om the erodg cliff and onto s new foundatn, 12 days ahead of schle.

AFTER REMARKABLE RELOTN, HISTORIC GAY HEAD LIGHTHOE SH AGA

The Gay Head Cliffs and surroundg lands, which are owned by the native Wampanoag Tribe, did not experience any adverse damage durg the relotn. The Gay Head Lighthoe on Martha's Veyard was threatened by years of erosn.

Prerly perched Gay Head Lighthoe is on the move Martha’s Veyard. “The lighthoe is immediate danger of topplg over the edge of the Gay Head Cliffs, a nsequence of a century of erosn and the direct impact of climate change, ” the Natnal Tst for Historic Prervatn’s webse said s listg of the 1854 lighthoe on s 2013 list of the Most Endangered Historic Plac.

GAY HEAD LIGHTHOE MOVE IS PLETE

Before started movg, the lighthoe was jt 46 feet om the edge of Gay Head Cliffs. “The Gay Head Lighthoe is really one of the inic landmarks that intifi this island. Coast Guard and will still functn as a bean to marers after s move, acrdg to a Gay Head Lighthoe webse operated by a mtee anized to save the historic stcture.

ISLAND PREPAR FOR GAY HEAD LIGHT RELOTN

In 1856, Gay Head was one of the first lightho the Uned Stat to receive a Frnel lens, acrdg to the Natnal Tst for Historic Prervatn. Perhaps the most nnected to the Gay Head Lighthoe is Martha, who grew up hearg stori om her father about a childhood as a light keeper’s son and how the whole fay ntributed to s operatn and upkeep.