Posted on 09/04/2014 1:58:42 AM PDT by Olog-hai
Lighthouses for sale! Actually, lots of lighthouses for free.
Technological advances and a desire to purge unneeded properties have paved the way for the federal government to get rid of more than 100 lighthouses over the last 14 years, and it intends to keep selling and giving them away. The sold lighthouses, located on both coasts and in the Great Lakes states, have become everything from museums to bed-and-breakfasts. […]
The federal General Services Administration, which sells the lighthouses, does not have a target number of how many lighthouses it would like to sell and give away, but the Coast Guard is always looking to shed excess lighthouses that “are often no longer critical” to the guard’s work, said Patrick Sclafani, a spokesman for the agency. Buyers and preservationists typically allow the Coast Guard access to the lighthouses so it can maintain the lights, all of which are automated. …
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A possibility for your Dad’s birthday or Christmas present.
ping for a morning read...
I’m reminded of the Goodies taking up residence in a lighthouse. Everything’s round.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXvQTo8pP9Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5p3bDgMp41M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUq1EuMT3dA
Nice deal if you can get one.
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