Proposal Made To Move Middle Bay Lighthouse

Alabama Mobile The Alabama Lighthouse Association wants to move the 123-year-old lighthouse from Mobile Bay to Battleship Memorial Park and repair it for permanent display at the cost of $1 million.
by The Associated Press
Published: Mon, July 07, 2008 - 11:54 am CST
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - A proposal to move the Middle Bay Lighthouse some 15 miles from Mobile Bay to Battleship Memorial Park and repair it for permanent display could cost about $1 million.

The Alabama Lighthouse Association has proposed moving the
123-year-old lighthouse.

One of the association's founding members, Hal Pierce, said the
idea has the backing of the Battleship Commission. He said it will
be brought before the Alabama Historical Commission at its Aug. 6
meeting in Montgomery.

Pierce said the move is needed so the wooden lighthouse can be
maintained better and can be seen by hundreds of thousands of
visitors to the park.

The lighthouse was built in 1885 and sits in the Mobile Ship
Channel.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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carl
carl Says:
Mon, Jul 07, 2008 at 12:08 pm

It’s amazing that it’s still standing and it’s one of the best of my childhood’s memories from many years ago.

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