Updates will be posted as more information becomes available. Workers have begun coring and mining some of the foundation stone. The picture of the steel beams by the lighthouse shows the beams that will become the steel mat laid on top of the original 1870 wood timber mat to help spread the load of the lighthouse evenly. Movers will dig down approximately six feet and as stone is removed and temporary shoring support is put in its place, these steel beams will be inserted as space opens up. To complete this phase of the move takes a great deal of time.
Movers work slowly and carefully each step of the way.
The Principal Keepers Quarters will be moved in about two weeks. The second image shows the lighthouse's original granite foundation exposed by excavation. The timber shoring beams are resting on the 1870 pine timber mat. Movers have begun mining the stone and replacing it with the temporary support system. The stone will be mined over the next several weeks and replaced with strong support that allows the transport system to be installed.