Name: Community members begin repairing the Coast Guard tower flagpole, 2011
Start: 2011-08-07
End: 2011-08-09
Location: Beaver Island Coast Guard lookout tower

Event

Dates: 2011-08-07 – 2011-08-09
Kind: Maintenance
Where: Beaver Island Coast Guard lookout tower
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: heritagemaritimecommunityinfrastructure
Within: Beaver Island

In August 2011, community members and Central Michigan University began work on the flagpole atop the former Coast Guard tower. A participant reported corrosion and missing bolts, the safe lowering of the pole and weathervane, and plans to repair, paint, and upgrade the assembly.

Evidence limits

This is a detailed participant account of work in progress. It does not provide an institutional work order, engineering assessment, final repair date, or proof that the flagpole was returned to service.

Sources

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Sources

Community participants, "Island Teamwork!," Beaver Island Forum, August 7–9, 2011.
The account says CMU owned the old Coast Guard tower and describes corrosion, missing bolts, removal of the weathervane and pole, and plans to repair, paint, and upgrade the assembly. This is a participant progress report, not a CMU work order, structural assessment, or proof that repairs were completed.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Community members begin repairing the Coast Guard tower flagpole, 2011”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-coast-guard-tower-flagpole-repair-2011/, accessed [date], citing Community participants, "Island Teamwork!," Beaver Island Forum, August 7–9, 2011..

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