- Date
- 1974-07-01
- Kind
- Announcement
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Historical Society
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- heritagecommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In July 1974, the Beaver Island Historical Society offered a reward for return of the missing bronze plaque that marked the place where engineer David Chase was killed in a train wreck. The notice says the plaque carried Chase’s name, birth and death dates, and an engraving of the wrecked engine.
Evidence and limits
The newspaper notice does not establish when the plaque disappeared, who last had it, or whether it was recovered.
Sources
- Reports that the Historical Society offered a reward for return of the bronze plaque marking the site where engineer David Chase was killed in a train wreck; it does not identify the plaque’s last known custodian, removal date, or recovery. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held seven-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published preservation notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1974-07_Beaver-Beacon
Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Historical Society offers reward for David Chase plaque, 1974”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-david-chase-plaque-reward-1974/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1974, “Reward.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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