Martha's Veyard--Gay Head - Cape Cod Fom - Tripadvisor

Contents:

• GAY HEAD LIGHT
• GAY HEAD
• MARTHA'S VEYARD--GAY HEAD - CAPE COD FOM
• THE CHANGG SHAPE OF THE CAPE & ISLANDS: THE CHANGG SHAPE OF THE GAY HEAD CLIFFS, MARTHA’S VEYARD
• HERE'S WHAT NDIDAT FOR GAY HEAD TRIBAL COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON WANT TO ACPLISH

GAY HEAD LIGHT

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.

It still weighed a ton and was very difficult to transport to Gay Head and up to the new brick tower.

GAY HEAD

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.

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:.

MARTHA'S VEYARD--GAY HEAD - CAPE COD FOM

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.

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It was nice to see the Gay Head Lighthoe too. Martha's Veyard--Gay Head.

THE CHANGG SHAPE OF THE CAPE & ISLANDS: THE CHANGG SHAPE OF THE GAY HEAD CLIFFS, MARTHA’S VEYARD

I hope someone n help me who has vised the Gay Head cliffs.

HERE'S WHAT NDIDAT FOR GAY HEAD TRIBAL COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON WANT TO ACPLISH

Re: Martha's Veyard--Gay Head. This photo show the historic Gay Head Lighthoe prr to s move back om an erodg cliff face 2015. In 2014 only 46 feet stood between the historic Gay Head Lighthoe on the wt ast of Martha’s Veyard and a retreatg cliff face.