Gay Head Lighthoe was the first lighthoe built on Martha's Veyard and one of the first the U.S. to receive a first orr Frnel lens 1856. 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.
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GAY HEAD LIGHT
The Gay Head Light holds the notable honor of beg the first lighthoe nstcted on Martha’s Veyard. In 1796, Senator Peleg Coff suggted the nstctn of the lighthoe. * where is gay head lighthouse *
Close up view of Gay Head Lighthoe on Martha’s Veyard on Cape Cod. History of The Gay Head Lighthoe. The Gay Head Light holds the notable honor of beg the first lighthoe nstcted on Martha’s Veyard.
The whalers need the lighthoe on Gay Head bee of a treachero sectn of rocks lled the “Devil’s Bridge. Wh some upgras to cleaner burng, more efficient parabolic lens lamps the Gay Head Light ntued operatn until 1844 when was termed that the clay cliffs had erod puttg the lighthoe stcture at risk.
HISTORIC GAY HEAD LIGHTHOE ON THE MOVE
Prerly perched Gay Head Lighthoe is on the move Martha’s Veyard. Fortunately, the move is not a wily feared fall off a cliff. * where is gay head lighthouse *
It still weighed a ton and was very difficult to transport to Gay Head and up to the new brick tower. Electrifitn did not e to Gay Head until 1954.
The next big change for the Gay Head Light was the replacement of the light keeper’s hoe 1902. In the 1980s, the Veyard Environmental Rearch, Instute’s (VERI) helped fight for the prervatn of three lightho slated for moln, cludg Gay Head.
GAY HEAD LIGHTHOE
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Extensive prervatn took place, potg bricks and remediatn of toxic mold eventually endg the placg of Gay Head Light on the Natnal Register of Historic Plac. This has been taken on by the Town of Aqunah through the formatn of s “Save the Gay Head Lighthoe Commtee.
Acmodatns Near Gay Head Lighthoe:. An unique aspect of the Gay Head Light is the opportuny to learn about the Wampanoag who still ri on their anctral land at Aqunah. No trip to the Gay Head Light would be plete, of urse, whout a vis to the Martha’s Veyard Mm to see the Frnel lens.
Gay Head Light is a b off the beaten path but is well worth the trip. 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.