The General Services Administration, or GSA, says the United States Coast Guard has decided it no longer needs four of the nation’s most beautiful lighthouses. And it is inviting certain types of organizations to take them over at no cost. The GSA is the business and accounting agency of the U.S. federal government. Among other jobs, it manages all federally-owned buildings. The GSA has been letting go many of the lighthouses it no longer uses. It is releasing Beavertail Lighthouse in Jamestown, Rhode Island. The lighthouse is America’s third oldest, and it was present during the American Revolutionary War. The other available lighthouses are Watch Hill Lighthouse, Cleveland Harbor West Pierhead Lighthouse, and Duluth Harbor North Pierhead Lighthouse. Watch Hill Lighthouse is in Westerly, Rhode Island, near the beachside house of American pop star Taylor Swift. The Cleveland Harbor lighthouse is in Ohio, and Duluth Harbor Lighthouse is in Minnesota. There is a condition. The government said it will make the historic lighthouses and their outbuildings available for free to certain groups. They include federal, state and local government agencies. Additionally, nonprofit organizations or educational and community development agencies may take the buildings. Groups which work with parks, outdoor enjoyment, culture or historic preservation may take them as well.
Title: Four Beautiful Lighthouses in the US Are Available at No Cost
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data-start-time='26083' data-end-time='34583'>The GSA is the business and accounting agency of the U.S. federal government. </span> <span data-start-time='34583' data-end-time='40833'>Among other jobs, it manages all federally-owned buildings.</span> <span data-start-time='40833' data-end-time='48375'>The GSA has been letting go many of the lighthouses it no longer uses. </span> <span data-start-time='48375' data-end-time='54854'>It is releasing Beavertail Lighthouse in Jamestown, Rhode Island. </span> <span data-start-time='54854' data-end-time='64708'>The lighthouse is America’s third oldest, and it was present during the American Revolutionary War.</span> <span data-start-time='64708' data-end-time='78729'>The other available lighthouses are Watch Hill Lighthouse, Cleveland Harbor West Pierhead Lighthouse, and Duluth Harbor North Pierhead Lighthouse. </span> <span data-start-time='78729' data-end-time='88271'>Watch Hill Lighthouse is in Westerly, Rhode Island, near the beachside house of American pop star Taylor Swift.</span> <span data-start-time='88271' data-end-time='97938'>The Cleveland Harbor lighthouse is in Ohio, and Duluth Harbor Lighthouse is in Minnesota.</span> <span data-start-time='97938' data-end-time='101063'>There is a condition. </span> <span data-start-time='101063' data-end-time='110604'>The government said it will make the historic lighthouses and their outbuildings available for free to certain groups.</span> <span data-start-time='110604' data-end-time='117354'>They include federal, state and local government agencies. </span> <span data-start-time='117354' data-end-time='128479'>Additionally, nonprofit organizations or educational and community development agencies may take the buildings. </span> <span data-start-time='128479' data-end-time='139354'>Groups which work with parks, outdoor enjoyment, culture or historic preservation may take them as well.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div 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