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The Gay Head Lighthouse Committee worked in conjunction with the town of Aquinnah and the Martha's Vineyard island community to raise approximately $3.5 million to relocate the lighthouse about 129 feet (39 m) from its former location. The lighthouse was relocated by Expert House Movers and the General Contractor, International Chimney.
Aquinnah (/ ə ˈ k w ɪ n ə / uh-KWIN-uh; Wampanoag: Âhqunah [1]) is a town located on the western end of Martha's Vineyard island, Massachusetts, United States.From 1870 to 1997, the town was incorporated as Gay Head.
Gay Head Cliffs and Lighthouse, Aquinnah. The island was originally inhabited by Wampanoag people, when Martha's Vineyard was known in the Massachusett language as Noepe, or "land amid the streams".
Moshup Beach, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. ... Moshup is a long curving strand that wraps around a headline crowned by the historic Gay Head Lighthouse (built in 1799).
Edgartown Harbor Light is a lighthouse located in Edgartown, Massachusetts, United States, where it marks the entrance to Edgartown Harbor and Katama Bay. [2] [3] [4] It is one of five lighthouses on the island of Martha's Vineyard. The first lighthouse, a two-story wooden structure that also served as the keeper's house, was constructed in 1828.
Lighthouse Rd. Aquinnah: 1856 lighthouse, near site of oldest (1799) lighthouse on Martha's Vineyard. 10: Polly Hill Arboretum Historic District: Polly Hill Arboretum Historic District: June 15, 2015 : 795-833 State Rd.
The Gay Head–Aquinnah Town Center Historic District is a historic district encompassing the center of the American town of Aquinnah, Massachusetts. The district includes six contributing buildings and two monuments, based around the intersection of South and Church Streets [ clarification needed ] in Aquinnah.
This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of Massachusetts as identified by the United States Coast Guard.Enumeration of the lighthouses in this state is complicated by the number of multiple tower stations and replacement of older towers, with the Brant Point Light station having had nine towers, two of which survive. [1]