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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.
To pay for construction and maintenance, Daggett collected fees from local merchants, maritime insurance agencies, and ship owners who benefited from the light as an aid-to-navigation. Daggett's 1869 lighthouse was the last of the five lighthouses to be constructed on Martha's Vineyard. The oil-fired East Chop Light burned down in 1871.
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.
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.
View of Edgartown Lighthouse on Martha's Vineyard at dawn. This is one of 5 lighthouses on the island. It is located at the opening of Edgartown harbor. It can be viewed by walking north on North Water street to an area adjacent to the Harborview Inn. The Edgartown Harbor Light at the end of north Water Street defines the entrance to the Harbor ...
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.
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Martha's Vineyard constitutes the bulk of Dukes County, Massachusetts, which also includes the Elizabeth Islands and the island of Nomans Land. The island's year-round population has considerably increased since the 1960s. In the 2023 Martha's Vineyard Commission report, the year-round population was 20,530, an increase from 16,460 in 2010. [3]