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HISTORIC NANTUCKET
Now the grave question remains — how to save the familiar white) tower from being undermined and toppling into the sea. The Nantucket Planning and Economic Development Commission, under the leadership of its Director William Klein, has launched a campaign to "Save Great Point!" The Nantucket Historical Association is lending a hand by serving as a headquarters for the contributions toward this goal. Will the U.S. Government develop a solution to the problem? Will a construction of groins check the beach erosion so that nature may repair the damage? Will the engineers find ways and money to actually move the structure to a new location? The construction of the tower would appear to make its relocation virtually impossible, as it is made of rubblestone, with an inner brick lining. The Coast Guard has advised that any attempt to disassemble it would result in its destruction due to its rubblestone. Cost estimates for erosion control are now being prepared. One method suggested is the driving of sheet pile around the perimeter of the old tower. All interested are urged to write to Congressman Gerry Studds, 1511 Longworth Office Building, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D C., or to Captain Thomas Schaeffer, Office of Aids to Navigation, U.S. Coast Guard, 150 Causeway Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02114.
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