The base of the lighthouse before the excavation. Timothy Johnson

Thursday, May 21, 2015

After more than two and a half years of planning, work began this spring on the relocation of the Gay Head Light, which must be moved 129 feet from its current location; erosion at the nearby Aquinnah Cliffs endangered the 1856 lighthouse. Four companies worked on preparing the structure for the move.

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