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| Keywords: Gay Head Light - 1958 USCG aerial photograph.png Gay Head Lighthouse and surrounding environs taken from a northerly point-of-view By 1958 the Gay Head Light was no longer open to public access due to automation with electrical technology c 1954 When this photograph was taken the Fresnel lens had already been replaced with an electrical signal The Fresnel lens was relocated to the Dukes County Historical Society's grounds in Edgartown A few years after this photograph the Keeper's house; the nearby square brick WWII observation tower; the barn; and the small guest house near the cliffs were razed Only the lighthouse and the World War II bunker were not destroyed Not clearly visible in this photo is the WWII bunker that sits on the clay cliffs just below the so-called guest house Today the WWII bunker sits below the cliffs in the ocean's intertidal zone 2012-08-08 United States Coast Guard Photo from private collection of William Waterway PD-USGov Uploaded with UploadWizard Aquinnah Massachusetts Gay Head Light 1958 in Massachusetts Aerial photographs of Massachusetts | ||||
