From Cheryl Roberts of the Outere Banks Lighthouse Society:

Dare County Board of Commissioners voted Monday to seek an injunctionin federal court to delay moving the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.
The commissioners are asking for answers to old questions that the
National Park Service and International Chimney Corporation, the contracted
movers of the lighthouse, have answered over and over. The same questions
as to whether the lighthouse will be moved in one piece, the new
foundation, and so on are being used as reasons to ask a federal judge to
delay the move for 15-30 days.
This issue has been ongoing for over two years with the county
commission asking for a groin and sand replenishment instead of relocation.
Several meetings have been held for discussion by the park service for
local residents.
The anger present among some of the Hatteras residents has been
kindling for some time but is now a flame fed by suspicion and
misinformation put out by the "Save the Lighthouse Committee" for well over
a year. Information about the lighthouse move plans, questioning various
facets of the move, was provided by "unnamed sources" to the county
commisssion in its emergency meeting Monday.
Although relocation funds have been appropriated, ten years into the
making, and the move is on paper and finally beginning at the light
station, the county commissioners of Dare County feel they have not been
kept apprised of the event.
A decision should be known by Friday if a judge will grant the
injunction.
In a Virginian-Pilot article Tuesday, November 24, Joe Jakubik, project
manager for International Chimney, is quoted saying "the foundation and
steps will be separated from the lighthouse, but that the tower will not be
moved in pieces. What you see of the lighthouse right now is what you'll
see at the new site...we have to remove the steps in order to reinforce the
base...and will be labeled, dismantled and reinstalled at the new location..."
The National Park Service states the moving company has a professional
liability insurance policy in effect. In layman terms, "You break it, you
fix it."
Dealing with the critical time element, the keepers quarters are to be
prepared for their move in January, starting within a few weeks.
Preparation of the tower and the move corridor will be an ongoing process
with May 1999 as a goal for the move event.

LIGHTHOUSE MOVE SUBJECT TO WILD RUMORS
Following the Dare County Commissioners move to file an injunction with a
federal judge and the "anger" of the Dare County Commissioners who claim
they have not been kept apprised of the move process, the National Park
Service has issued a news release.

Lighthouse News Release:
Wild rumors are one way to put pizzazz in an otherwise routine
process, especially when it involves the highly visible Cape Hatteras
Lighthouse, which has caught world attention in recent months. The fact
that the lighthouse also lies close to the heart of many of the inhabitants
on Hatteras Island and Dare County, North Carolina have made it an
emotional issue as well.

"If I wasn't as confident as I am of the integrity of folks on all
sides of this issue, I would almost believe that a deliberate effort of
misinformation was being conducted in an effort to delay or abort the
saving of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse," said Bob Reynolds, Superintendent
of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

Most recent rumors have swirled around "Mom and Pop House Movers", the
dissection of the lighthouse into three or more parts, hold-harmless
contract clauses that relieve any accountability, and Park Service secret
agendas to hide alarming facts. The rumors were supposedly gathered from
"highly placed state and federal officials" attending a recent Coastal
Resources Commission meeting.

"None of the rumors are true," stated Reynolds.

"First, the idea that the lighthouse would be sawed into three pieces
is ludicrous, hardly believable, and certainly would be an action adverse
to the whole purpose of this project - the long-term protection of the
lighthouse. The lighthouse will be moved as a single unit, absent the
external staircase that will be labeled, disassembled, transported and
reassembled in the new location. The lighthouse will be separated at its
base about two courses below ground level and moved to a new foundation.
The old foundation remnants will be left in place for interpretation."

"The contract requires the contractor to accept full liability for the
lighthouse and associated structures. The requirement that the contractor
hold a catastrophic insurance policy remains in the contract and there have
been no negotiations to alter that fact. Neither will there be any
negotiations on this point."

Our contractor, International Chimney Corporation (ICC), is using
conventional technologies that are standard in the industry and has pulled
together a team of specialists (subcontractors) who will focus on various
aspects of the construction project. The design/build contract was awarded
in two phases. The first was the design option that was awarded in June
1998. The second phase, exercising the construction option, was awarded in
November for $8,035,000. The work to be accomplished remains essentially as
proposed with subtle changes that respond to findings from geotechnical and
structural examination. The accepted proposal has been and still is
available at Park Headquarters for the public. A small amount of the
proposal has been redacted (blacked out). Those portions represent
proprietary information owned by the contractor, which addresses specific
mechanical technologies to be utilized in the move of the lighthouse.
While the Park Service has reviewed the informtion, the contractor does not
wish to make its methods public and thus available to competitors."

"There is no reason to cover-up any of the details of this project,"
said Reynolds. "We have been and remain ready and eager to answer
questions any citizen or official might have about the project. No rumor
should go unquestioned. Call us at 252-473-2111."

End of lighthouse news release

Thanks, Lamar, for keeping us appraised on this continuing saga. It's a shame that politics needs to enter into something that should be of common national interest. I certainly hope it is resolved according to the current timetable.

-Art

Lamar, I'd like to add my thanks for keeping us up to speed on "The Move". Sounds like more stall tactics on the part of the county commissars. It's time to get this show on the road. Please keep the information flowing, Lamar. We're not seeing much in the local media here in Florida. I'm especially interested in finding out when The Move actually, really, no-kidding starts. It would be great to be able to watch it happen.

From Cheryl Roberts of the Outer Banks Lighthouse Society

Hello everyone,
The National Park Service and International Chimney Corporation and Expert House Movers have been working on specific details in order to begin preparation work for the relocation of the Cape Hatteras Light Station.
Work will begin sometime this month (December). Every detail is being
covered, every contingency considered and solved. It is to be a truly
amazing event of this century.
The Dare County Commissioners filed an injunction to delay the move on
Monday, November 30 with the federal court in Greenville. Judge Boyle will
consider the matter and make an announcement about a hearing, if one is
held. The injunction is based on much misinformation and may be considered
deficient for a hearing, but we will keep you posted on any development.
The NPS is confident that science and fact demand the relocation and are
moving ahead as planned. A delay of even a few days can interfere with the
sequence of the move, placing the county commissioners in jeopardy of liable.
We have had several more requests for information on the steps to the move.
National Park Service Cape Hatteras Chief of Planning and Partnerships
released a news item November 6 concerning more specifics of the move as
detailed by ICC. It warrants sending again as it is an excellent,
comprehensive explanation of the key steps to the move.

NEWS RELEASE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
OUTER BANKS GROUP


Phased Work Plan Developed to Move Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

International Chimney Corporation has presented the National Park Service a
phased work plan for the move of the Cape Hatteras Light Station. The
relocation of the historic Cape Hatteras Lighthouse will be divided into
seven (7) phases of work: preparatory work; foundation removals and
temporary support; structure load and transfer lifting; structure
relocation; structure lowering and load transfer to foundation; emergency
procedures for structure and system preparation, and if necessary, a 7th
phase of temporary storage in route.

"This approach provides an orderly and logical schedule to this project,"
said Bob Reynolds, General Superintendent of the National Park Service's
Outer Banks Group which includes Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
"Requirements for the installation and monitoring of instrumentation on the
lighthouse will be identified under a separate plan."

The preparatory work phase includes the identification and installation of
bracing, reinforcing, or structural enhancement necessary to prepare all
the structures for the relocation process. The Principle and Double
Keepers Quarters, and the Oil House will be moved as well as the
lighthouse. Following an authorized outage of the light by the US Coast
Guard, all electrical service will be terminated to the beacon and lens
protection and bracing will be put in place. Brickwork inspection,
necessary splinting, exterior plinth reinforcement, entry stairway removal
and entryway bracing are part of the preparation necessary before the
lighthouse can be moved.

The next step, foundation removal and temporary support, calls for cutting
and coring operations which will selectively remove portions of the
existing foundation in order to insert the steel support frame.
Additionally, adequate temporary support, including shoring, bracing, etc.
under the structure will be utilized prior to transferring the lighthouse
load to the support frame. Excavation and dewatering will be part of this
phase. A 3/8" heavy duty diamond cable wire saw will be used to form the
plane of separation. The stone below will be removed and as soon as the
existing wooden foundation mat is exposed, shoring towers will be installed
and the main and cross steel beams will be put in place.

During the structure load transfer and lifting phase, the lighthouse will
gradually be transferred from the temporary support to the support steel
frame. A unified hydraulics system (all lifting points raise at the same
rate) will lift the lighthouse off its foundation and relocation equipment
will be installed underneath. The same system will be used to lift and
transfer the other lightstation structures as well. It is anticipated that
the Principle and Double Keepers Quarters, and the Oil House will be moved
before the lighthouse.

In the relocation phase the lighthouse will travel on steel rails or tracks
to its new site. A "I" beam matting will be laid over improved soils to
the edge of the excavation and the track placed under the lighthouse and
the already installed main beams and roller dollies. Push jacks will then
be installed between the track steel and the main beams. The push jacks
will be activated in unified hydraulics and at the end of each 5-foot
stroke, the jacks are to be retracted, the system re-charged, and readied
for the next 5-foot stroke. As the lighthouse is moved towards its new
site, it will be gradually raised to existing ground level, a rise of about
6 inches in 100 feet. Only a third of the travel system will be laid at
any one time; as the transportation system and the lighthouse move past a
point, the part of the system already used will be retrieved and
leap-frogged ahead and put in place. The double keeper's quarters and
primary keeper's quarters will be transported via rubber tired dollies to
their new location. The oil house, cisterns and granite fence footer shall
all be transported via flat bed trailer.

"Common to the relocation phase for the lighthouse, double keeper's
quarters, and primary keeper's quarters is the concept of cushioning the
structure on hydraulics rigged in common pressure on three zones,"
explained Mr. Rick Lohr, President of International Chimney Corporation.
"Since three points determine a plane, any inconsistency which might
develop along the move route, and which might cause the lighthouse to raise
or drop, would be offset by the three zone operation allowing for the
compensation of pressures between hydraulic zones instead of transmitting
stress to the structure. This hydraulics system will keep the structure in
a uniform plane and accommodate any inconsistencies. In essence, the move
system allows for the compensation necessary to travel over uneven ground."

Last, once the lighthouse has arrived at its new site, the structure will
be lowered and its weight transferred to the new foundation. The process
is essentially the reverse of the procedure used to lift the lighthouse.
The new foundation mat will be installed at roughly the same relative
elevations at the lighthouse's original wooden mat, but will be constructed
of reinforced concrete approximately XX feet thick. Plinth salvaged from
the original site will be re-installed individually in their original
matched marked position. The Lighthouse and associated buildings will be
set to their proper elevations, and providing an adequate support for the
structure until the foundation can be built underneath.

"An emergency procedure phase which identifies the needs that will be
implemented on the lighthouse and the move system should unexpected
inclement weather threaten the project has been developed as well," said
Superintendent Reynolds. "We have planned this effort when the risk of
severe weather is at its least, and our hope is that our effort in this
phase will be limited to the planning."

If necessary a temporary storage in route phase will affect only the double
keeper's quarter, primary keeper's quarters, oil house and cisterns. All
cisterns have to be removed before the double keeper's quarters and primary
keeper's quarters can be moved, and re-set after the keeper's quarters are
re-located. The oil house, while not initially in the way, must be moved
out of the way before the lighthouse.

Most interesting, Lamar. Thank you again for the update. Does anyone know of any plans to do a documentary on the move? I'd love to see it.

-Art

The move of the Cape Hatteras LH would make a great documentary for PBS.

Any Takers?

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Documentary - I'm sure the Park Service and Outer Banks LH Society have that under contract.

It's the CH1 Web-Cam contract I'm trying to get - Live day-by-day video of the move.

From Cheryl Roberts of the Outer Banks Lighthouse Society:

The Outer Banks Lighthouse Society is beginning to receive messages from
folks who have visited the Cape Hatteras Light Station recently.
Preparation for the move has begun:
Granite stone footers for an iron fence have been removed for identification and storage. The old iron fence that once ringed the
lighthouse will be rebuilt one day when the historic district is completed. Two segments of this wrought iron fencing were revealed after International Chimney movers began digging up the granite footers. The
fence dates to just before the turn of the century but no one seems to know exactly when it was added or when it disappeared.

Work has also begun on the 75-foot-wide road that will be graveled and become the "move corridor" for the keepers' houses and the lighthouse. It will be along this path that the buildings will travel to their new "home"
2,900 linear feet to the southwest, placing the buildings approximately 1,600 feet from the shore's edge. Each building will be placed exactly in the same relative position they now hold to the sea and to one another.
"Look at the light station now and that is what you get after the move. Just a safer distance from the water," says Joe Jakubik of International Chimney Corporation.
The light will remain "on" to see the New Year come in. After that, serious work will begin to prepare the tower for the move and to jack up the keepers' houses and get them moved out of the way and into "storage"
until the tower has been moved in May. The keepers' houses will then be placed on their new foundations also.
A temporary visitors center and bookstore has been set up in a double-wide trailer at the main intersection as visitors enter the national park. A new visitors center is planned after the relocation is completed next spring.
Visitors will be directed to where they can watch the move in progress.

In the next message, a tentative moving schedule will be listed.
Happy Holidays, everyone.

Hello, Everyone,
Here are some of the events involving the move process at the Cape Hatteras Light Station:

The National Park Service has asked Dare County to withdraw its injunction filed some weeks ago in an attempt to halt the move. Dorothy Holt, spokesperson for the county, said this week the county will continue to
push for the injunction. It seems the focus of the injunction is based on one claim: the move will cause the lighthouse to crumble.
The Outer Banks Lighthouse Society has contacted several sources about this concern:
Valerie Nelson and Ross Holland, members of the 1987 National Academy of Sciences Committee who recommended relocation as the long-term protection method for saving this historic landmark, say experts on the NAS inspected and declared the bricks and masonry are strong. An expert at the American Brick Institute has reported the lighthouse very sturdy and able to withstand the rigors of a move. N.C. State Ad Hoc Committee members
examined the brickwork and announced it sound in 1997. Also, International Chimney Corporation, the contractors for the relocation process who did the restoration work on the lighthouse in 1990-91, are confident in the stability of the lighthouse as well as their partners, Expert House Movers, who judge the tower is strong and ready for relocation.

No word has been heard from Federal Judge Terrence Boyle in Greenville. The more time passes and nothing is heard about a hearing, the more progress is made on the move process.

Park rangers report workers have nearly completed clearing the three acres for the new site, and with the move corridor cleared, preparation of the road bed will begin soon.
Workers are stabilizing the chimneys of the principal and double keepers' quarters and loads of cribbing wood have begun arriving at the light station.

National Park Service archaeologists are on site exploring the soil around the base of the lighthouse, focusing on undisturbed areas. If anything significant is found, they will stay while contractors are digging to mine the stone foundation. (Mining the stone foundation is the first step in replacing the existing foundation with temporary support and will begin within a few weeks).

ICC says bracing of the plinths will occur within a week as well as door bracing. The light is scheduled to stay on until a Notice to Mariners is issues by the U.S. Coast Guard around February 9, 1999.

A bit of interesting news came from an ICC spokesperson who says no pilings were found under the pine foundation while test borings were done, but remnants of four pieces of vertical wood were found at the edges of the
timber mat. A theory is that these were not pilings but pieces of wood put at the edge of the pine timber mat (foundation) to hold the timber in place as huge pieces of granite rock were placed on top of the pine mat to
complete the foundation. The four pieces of wood helped hold the pine timbers in place as the load of the granite was spread out over the timber mat. This means there is likely just the three layers of 4" X 6" pine timbers laid in a grid pattern supporting the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. We hope archaeologists stay on site during the move and take a look at the timber mat and determine exactly the makeup of the foundation.

The Outer Banks Lighthouse Society will continue to do updates as we receive news on the relocation process.

OBLHS
January 15, 1999

From Cheryl Roberts of the Outer Banks Lighthouse Society -

A visit to the lighthouse relocation site lets us see the progress on the move:

The pathway to the new location has been cleared (the "move corridor")and graded. Each day more of the pieces important to achieve the relocation arrive by truck: wood (oak) cribbing, steel beams, gravel, etc.

Sensors are being installed from top to bottom on the tower. The sensors will alert workers of any change or shift to a fraction of an inch in the tower. The sensors are connected to a central system. Signals are relayed to receivers worn by the movers and their team whether they on site or having lunch in Buxton, Chesapeake, Princeton or Buffalo. The unified jack system will be the first to react with an evening of pressure to adjust should there be any change in the tower. Numerous backup systems are in place to keep the process running smoothly.

The entry granite steps have been removed, numbered and stored to be replaced after relocation.

The brick walkways have been numbered, stored, and will also be replaced exactly the same after the move.

Chimneys (3) on the principal keeper's house have been braced; by the end of January movers plan to have both dwelllings loaded onto flatbed trucks on large rubber tired dollies to move into "storage" until the tower has been moved. Each part of the light station will then be placed exactly at
the same angle and distance from one another as they are on the original site.

Excavation around the foundation of the tower will begin by the end of January and the mining of stone will begin soon thereafter.

International Chimney Corporation along with Expert House Movers remain on schedule to have the tower ready to begin the move in early May.

There is 24 hour security at the site.

Security fencing is in place around the entire light station but visitors can still get a great view of the lighthouse and the activity bustling around the historic landmark, readying her for a move into the future.



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Thanks again for the update, Lamar. Great photo.

Holding my breath with fingers crossed,

-Art

Here's the address to a website covering the move of Cape Hatteras:
http://www.unc.edu/depts/cmse/science/Hatteras.html



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Here's the latest from Cheryl Roberts:

After visiting the site of the relocation of the Cape Hatteras Light Station, the following includes specifics concerning the progress:
The move process is going full-steam ahead!

The dewatering system has been working at the Keepers' Quarters for some time now, keeping the perimeter dry as workers excavate around the three cisterns and two houses. In one of the photos, dirt and sand are piled high in front of the Double Keepers' Quarters just before removal and relocation of one of the cisterns. Movers are ready to prepare the keepers' quarters for their move (note the braced chimneys and windows).

Skellie Hunt, site manager for International Chimney Corporation sets the last week in February as the target date for moving the keepers' quarters. The dwellings are lifted by the unified hydraulics jacking system. The load of each dwelling is lifted and transferred to a transport system of roll beams. The structures will then be moved on rubber dollies (aircraft-size tires and hydraulic system) to the new location. (The lighthouse will move the entire 2,900 feet on roll beams. More on this later...) The keepers' quarters will be reset within micro measurements of one another (and the tower after it is relocated).

The dewatering system is now being installed around the perimeter of the lighthouse. The water table is only four feet below ground level. Excavation will begin within a few days in preparation for the first cut of the diamond cable saw to separate the first plinth (below ground) and second plinth. You can see the plinths (stepped granite octagonal stones around the base of the tower) braced for stability in one of the photos.

The lighthouse will be three and one-half feet higher at its new site.

The move is insured for over six million dollars.

The new site is an area of 3.1 acres surrounded by natural growth. The light of the lighthouse will gain an advantage at a new height to put the beacon out across Diamond Shoals. A Notice to Mariners for light-out will be issued for March 1st.

The lighthouse will be reopened for full visitation Memorial Day next year. Meanwhile, history is in the making.

For those of you planning to attend the great event while it is in progress, you should be able to see the height of activity between the last half of April and first week of June.

The move will be a slow process, "much like watching the sun rise," site manager Hunt says.

We'll keep you posted.

Outer Banks Lighthouse Society
http://www.outer-banks.com/lighthouse-society
An updated webpage is being prepared now for your future reference.





Paul

Great posting Paul, we will be there May 25-26th at the light, so I am very anxious of the updated schedules. I hope we catch it part way down the "runway" for some photos.

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-RodW

From Cheryl Roberts of the Outer Banks Lighthouse Society:

We have received more images of the work being done at the relocation site at the Cape Hatteras Light Station.

This project has been planned with meticulous care and is showing real progress.

As of February 12 the diamond cable saw was put to work to begin the foundation cut. This is the first step to free the tower from its endangered perch in preparation to move it back from the encroaching sea.

One of the attached photos shows you the machinery that powers the diamond cable saw that goes around the lighthouse and a second image shows you the first cut that was accomplished at 8:22 AM on February 13, 1999. Both of these photos are courtesy the National Park Service.

Preparation of the keepers' quarters continues and both houses are scheduled to be moved within the next two weeks.








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More from Cheryl Roberts at the Outer Banks Lighthouse Society:

Updates (on the Cape Hatteras move)are usually posted within 24 hours after being issued, thanks to J.B. Ruffin and Associates.

http://www.outer-banks.com/ecnews/

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Above site has been updated with BEAUTIFUL new pictures.

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http://www.outer-banks.com/ecnews/

Site has been updated with beautiful photos by Bruce Roberts.

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When I got home tonight, I saw a large white envelope on the dining room table. Of course I figured my Legacy had arrived, I was surprised to see it was from the Outer Banks Lighthouse Society. I didn't think it was time for the newsletter. I opened the envelope and pulled out a beautifully done, 20-page booklet on the history and move of Cape Hatteras lighthouse. Cheryl Shelton-Roberts and Bruce Roberts have done it again. It is great! It is very informative and, of course, is filled with wonderful pictures and diagrams. They have left "no stone unturned" in producing this. For those of you who don't belong to the Society, I have one word- Join! For those who are members and haven't received your copy yet, I have one word- Enjoy! I want to personally thank Cheryl and Bruce. Well done!

Here's where you can find out more about the society.

http://www.outer-banks.com/lighthouse-society

Paul L Brady

I received mine yesterday, too. Mega-dittos to everything Paul said.


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Just in from Cheryl Roberts:

On Good Friday, April 2, 1999, Judge Boyle ruled for the lighthouse and
denied the motion filed by Dare County Commissioners along with three
private property owners near the lighthouse for an injunction to stop the
move.

The judge said, "The Plaintiffs are unable to demonstrate that any of the
four factors needed to support the issuance of a preliminary injunction
were met."

Bob Reynolds, Superintendent of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore said,
"We are pleased with the outcome and will be continuing with International
Chimney the work we have undertaken to ensure that this piece of American
Heritage is preserved for future generations."

Other phases of the main case will be heard by the judge but it may be
several months before a final ruling is made. With the denial of the
injunction the move continues as planned.

http://ecnews.outer-banks.com/
http://www.outer-banks.com/lighthouse-society

The move is on!


WackoPaul '
Keep the Flame

Another site to go to for information on the move is:
http://www.wral-tv.com/news/wral/5newsfocus/1999/0310-lighthouse-move/

WRAL-TV in Raleigh has extensive coverage of the event.

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Hatteras Lighthouse May Be Moved

.c The Associated Press

BUXTON, N.C. (AP) -- The last obstacle to moving the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, the nation's tallest, fell this week when a county dropped its lawsuit seeking to block its relocation in the coming months.

Dare County Attorney Al Cole said Wednesday that county commissioners voted 6-0 against appealing the decision of a federal judge who declined to halt the move.

Last Friday, U.S. District Judge Terrence Boyle ruled that Dare County officials and motel owner John Hooper failed to show that moving the lighthouse would increase beach erosion.

``There wasn't much need to keep spending good money after bad,'' Cole said of Monday's vote. ``We'll be dropping our suit.''

A citizens' group, Save Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Committee, has given up as well, said chairman Hugh Morton of Linville.

``I guess this is the end of it. I think it's a tragedy for the state,'' Morton said.

The National Park Service is preparing to move the 208-foot-high beacon a half-mile inland. Continuing beach erosion threatens to undermine and topple the structure at its current location.

In his ruling, Boyle also said if he temporarily halted the move, the black-and-white candy-striped lighthouse could be left unmoored and exposed to hurricanes this summer.

More than half the lighthouse's base has been cut away and the rest should be removed by the end of April, said Skellie Hunt, a spokesman for International Chimney of Buffalo, N.Y., the moving contractor.

International Chimney plans to start moving the lighthouse to its new home in late May or early June. The lighthouse will gradually be raised by more than 100 hydraulic jacks and then moved on steel rollers atop a bed of steel tracks. The move is expected to take four to six weeks.

All the outbuildings at the historic light station -- two keepers' quarters, three cisterns and an oil house -- have been moved to the new location 1,600 feet from the Atlantic Ocean. The lighthouse now stands just 120 feet from the ocean.

The beacon, completed in 1870, once helped sailors navigate the often treacherous waters off Cape Hatteras, known as the ``Graveyard of the Atlantic.'' But the light was seldom relied upon as a navigation tool in recent years because of the availability of high-tech aids.
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