- Date
- 1964-06-06
- Kind
- Construction
- Where
- Saint James Harbor
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimetransportationeconomyconstruction
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On June 6, 1964, the Beaver Beacon reported the North Shore towing “Tanker 2” into Beaver Island harbor with fuel oil and gasoline. The cargo was unloaded into two large storage tanks that Jewell Gillespie had installed beside the Power Plant.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper report of a fuel-delivery and infrastructure addition. It does not provide tank specifications, permits, ownership documents, or later operating records, and the vessel names are preserved as printed.
Sources
- Reports the North Shore towing Tanker 2 into harbor on June 6 with fuel oil and gasoline and unloading them into two large storage tanks Jewell Gillespie had installed beside the Power Plant; it does not provide tank specifications, permits, ownership, or later operating records.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1964-06_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “New fuel-storage tanks installed beside Beaver Island power plant, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-fuel-storage-tanks-installed-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1964, “New Addition to Harbor.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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