Gay Head Light, featured Martime History of Massachetts travel erary. Explore historic marime s Massachetts listed the Natnal Register of Historic Plac.
Contents:
- HISTORY OF THE GAY HEAD LIGHTHOE
- GAY HEAD LIGHT
- THE GAY HEAD LIGHT, EARLY DAYS
- GAY HEAD LIGHTHOE
- GAY HEAD LIGHTHOE MOVE IS PLETE
- MEET THE BUILR WHO IS MOVG THE HISTORIC GAY HEAD LIGHTHOE
HISTORY OF THE GAY HEAD LIGHTHOE
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In 1796, bee both islands were eply volved the whalg dtry, marime traffic had creased to the pot that Peleg Coff of Nantucket wrote his Congrsman askg for a light to be erected at Gay Head.
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. * history of gay head lighthouse *
This thorizatn was to help facilate safe passage for shippg traffic through the hazardo Veyard Sound between the Gay Head clay cliffs and the Elizabeth Islands. 1852 saw the Feral Lighthoe Board issue a 760-page report statg that Gay Head Lighthoe was “not send to any on the eastern ast, and should be fted, whout lay, wh a first-orr illumatg apparat.
THE GAY HEAD LIGHT, EARLY DAYS
History, rmatn, pictur, lotn, and GPS ordat of the Gay Head Lighthoe Massachetts. * history of gay head lighthouse *
” In 1853 lighthoe keeper Samuel Flanrs reported to the Veyard Gazette: “Gay Head is to have a new lighthoe, 5 or 6 rods back om the prent one, a new dwellg hoe is also to be erected”. The prevly dim Gay Head Light was now bright enough to be nfed wh the send orr Frnel lens that was the Sankaty Light on Nantucket, and at least one shipwreck occurred.
GAY HEAD LIGHTHOE
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. * history of gay head lighthouse *
Before beg shipped to the Uned Stat, the Frnel lens missned for the Gay Head Light was exhibed at the 1855 Paris Exhibn of Indtry, and won first-prize.
On May 15, 1874, the beam pattern was changed om jt flashg whe to three wh and one red, to distguish Gay Head om all other lights along the East Coast. In the mid-1980s, due to Uned Stat Coast Guard fundg shortag, the Gay Head Light along wh two other Martha’s Veyard lightho (East Chop Light and Edgartown Harbor Light) were listed for stctn. This lighthoe license gave plete ntrol over the management and matenance of Gay Head Light stcture (except the aid to navigatn) and s surroundg grounds.
GAY HEAD LIGHTHOE MOVE IS PLETE
Man's Country, Chigo's olst gay bathhoe, closed forever on New Year's Day 2018. Here's a last look si s hallowed halls. * history of gay head lighthouse *
The proceeds om the lighthoe benefs were applied to a major rtoratn of the Gay Head Light, and plans were ma to open the light and grounds to the public. On October 12, 2012, Aqunah rint Elise LeBov met wh Aqunah Board of Selectmen to clare the need to form a Commtee to save Gay Head Light, based on rmatn veloped by Keeper Skidmore; cludg prelimary se viss wh reprentativ om Internatnal Chimney, and her pennt rearch to other muni that had faced a siar prediment. On October 30, 2012, a Martha’s Veyard Mm legatn prised of David Nathans, who was then executive director, Betsey Mayhew, chief fancial officer, Jim Richardson, board member and geologist, who had lent his expertise to the e, Craig Dripps, chair of the Mm’s Lighthoe mtee, and Keeper Skidmore— went to the Aqunah Board of Selectmen and reported their fdgs about the need to save Gay Head Light by movg .
MEET THE BUILR WHO IS MOVG THE HISTORIC GAY HEAD LIGHTHOE
GEI Consultants served as the geotechnil nsultant for the relotn of the 465-ton, 159-year-old Gay Head Lighthoe. * history of gay head lighthouse *
The official fundraisg mpaign, head by Mzi Pratt and Meg Bodnar, began on June 21st, 2013 wh the announcement that the Natnal Tst for Historic Prervatn had put the Gay Head Light on ’s 2013 list of Ameri’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Plac.