Workers in Aquinnah, Massachusetts, move the Gay Head Lighthouse from its original footing, seen at center between the rails, on Thursday, May 28. The 160-year-old lighthouse on Martha's Vineyard is being moved 135 feet to keep it from falling off an eroding cliff.
Workers in Aquinnah, Massachusetts, move the Gay Head Lighthouse from its original footing, seen at center between the rails, on Thursday, May 28. The 160-year-old lighthouse on Martha's Vineyard is being moved 135 feet to keep it from falling off an eroding cliff.
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Sightseers walk on a concrete pad that will be the new footing for the lighthouse.
Sightseers walk on a concrete pad that will be the new footing for the lighthouse.
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The lighthouse rests on a wooden cradle supported by an I-beam rail.
The lighthouse rests on a wooden cradle supported by an I-beam rail.
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Workers adjust the bracket on a hydraulic piston while moving the lighthouse.
Workers adjust the bracket on a hydraulic piston while moving the lighthouse.
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A worker digs out a spot for wooden blocks that will support the I-beam rail the lighthouse will move on.
A worker digs out a spot for wooden blocks that will support the I-beam rail the lighthouse will move on.
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Len Butler, of the Save the Gay Head Lighthouse committee, shows the spiral staircase underneath the lighthouse.
Len Butler, of the Save the Gay Head Lighthouse committee, shows the spiral staircase underneath the lighthouse.
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A worker checks that an I-beam rail is level.
A worker checks that an I-beam rail is level.
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