Proposal Made To Move Middle Bay Lighthouse

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: Jamie Burch | WKRG
Published: July 07, 2008

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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.

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