And the third photo is an aerial looking West, showing you the cordoned-off construction site, the cleared move corridor, and the Double Keepers' Quarters at the new site, waiting for its companions. The double-wide trailer in the right background is the temporary visitors center. It is planned to be moved during the week of March 7. Note the fading sandbags in front of the tower, the only line of defense remaining. This picture is taken from the southeast side.
Workers remove the stone and install shoring towers as support, making room for the main beams.
The move continues with the relocation of the Principal Keepers Quarters Tuesday, March 23, 1999. All that remains at the original site is the tower. Mining and coring of stone has progressed well and shoring towers continue to be put in place as support. The entire process is phenomenal. You are seeing history in the making at any point while the actual work is being done to prepare the tower for moving and the move itself, as well as the lowering of the tower to its new foundation.