Politics & Government
State House Gets First Lightning Rod
Boston Globe reports the cupola's pine cone will receive a new metal cap that will act as a lightning rod.
By Jake O'Donnell
It took a few hundred years but the Massachusetts State House will finally receive protection from lightning with its first lightning rod, although things won't look much different, according to a report in the Boston Globe.
If you've walked by the State House recently you've no doubt noticed the white tarp covering the cupola.
The Globe reports that tarp will be coming down soon after a $400,000 project for work on the cupola, including the addition of the lightning rod to the famed golden pine cone on top of it.
According to the Globe, the cap of the wooden cone will now be metal, along with a hidden wire connected to the ground to protect from lightning strikes.
The State House was first completed in 1798.
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