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As for waxing sentimental,
I spent the better part of my adolesence at that lighthouse. Me and my buddies would skip school just about weekly and head down for any surf that might be happening. You could tell the burnouts and the hardcore at school in the winter from the wrist-down, neck-up tan of the wetsuit. That place is just about as close as I’d ever want to get to religion. Thanks to tourist economy/marketing, it’s going going etc.. I can deeply relate to Stephen H. with the “almost”. Anyway, earthcam.com has a minute to minute live feed set up on the thing, I think it’s under the “wierd” sites.
Sincerity in action,
Clay
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Got up extra early this AM and drove down to Cape Hatteras, NC, to see the lighthouse being moved.
A couple of weeks ago, we moved a Sub-Zero during a kitchen remodeling, and that's as close as I want to ever come to moving a lighthouse. Still, I thought y'all might be curious (as I was) about how the experts lift and relocate a 208' tall brick structure.
The National Park Service has all the details, plus lots of pictures at its excellent web site...
Here's a link: http://www.nps.gov/caha
Amazingly, visitor/viewers can observe the work from as close as 15 feet (although it helps to arrive early in the AM, since crowds begin to collect by 9:30 or so). I didn't time the speed of movement, which is done in 5 or 6 ft. increments, but I'd say they are hitting peak speeds in the range of one foot per minute ... which is probably fast enough, since you wouldn't want that rascal to get away from you.
History: unc.edu/nc/hatteras.html
Booklet:www.jmichaelco,com/move.html
Enjoy, Steve
*Cool topic Steve. Saw that lighthouse many times,most recently in April when it was being jacked up for its move. Gonna go back next year to see it at its new location.I was also amazed at the "foundation " used,wonder what will be used at new location.I love the outer banks but I am worried they are being loved to death.Very different now compared to when I was a kid back in the 60's.Almost wish I lived there.Good Luck,Stephen
*Stephen, Check out the link that Steve provided to the National Park Service. It actually shows the new foundation being constructed. Just think, some people are stumped about how to move a yard barn!
*Steve, I spent 7 years of my youth in N.C. I loved it! Being from a family of divers/sailors, we were always at the banks, from Cape Fear to beyond Hatteras. I remember boating around Pamlico Sound out of New Bern heading for Fear. Out of sight of land, I could stand on the sandy bottom in crystal clear water. We were so poor we had to eat fish, lobster, and crab.Thanks for the memories.
*As for waxing sentimental,I spent the better part of my adolesence at that lighthouse. Me and my buddies would skip school just about weekly and head down for any surf that might be happening. You could tell the burnouts and the hardcore at school in the winter from the wrist-down, neck-up tan of the wetsuit. That place is just about as close as I'd ever want to get to religion. Thanks to tourist economy/marketing, it's going going etc.. I can deeply relate to Stephen H. with the "almost". Anyway, earthcam.com has a minute to minute live feed set up on the thing, I think it's under the "wierd" sites.Sincerity in action,Clay