The Gay Head Lighthouse on Martha's Vineyard was threatened by years of erosion Precariously perched Gay Head Lighthouse is on the move in Martha’s Vineyard. Fortunately, the move is not a widely ...

One bright, cool day in the spring of 2010, Richard Skidmore walked up a small dirt path that runs along the bluffs in front of the Gay Head Lighthouse on Martha's Vineyard. The lighthouse had stood ...

BUXTON, N.C. -- Propped up on rollers in a technique borrowed from the ancients, the historic, 208-foot Cape Hatteras Lighthouse began its inch-by-inch journey to a safer spot inland Thursday, away ...

AQUINNAH, Mass. (AP) – A Martha’s Vineyard lighthouse that is among the most endangered historic landmarks in the U.S. began its gradual march back from a rapidly eroding cliffside on Thursday.

Since 1856, the Gay Head Lighthouse has sat undisturbed on the Martha’s Vineyard coastline. But it’s time for the iconic structure to move inland before the cliffside completely erodes and tumps it ...

Algoma's 125-year-old, 150-ton lighthouse was lifted from its foundation for a federal North Pier restoration project.

The Gay Head Lighthouse on Martha's Vineyard was threatened by years of erosion Precariously perched Gay Head Lighthouse is on the move in Martha’s Vineyard. Fortunately, the move is not a widely ...

Precariously perched Gay Head Lighthouse is on the move in Martha’s Vineyard. Fortunately, the move is not a widely feared fall off a cliff. “The lighthouse is in immediate danger of toppling over the ...