- Date
- 2009-08
- Kind
- Publication
- Where
- High Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimeheritagereligiontransportationcommunity
- Within
- High Island
Summary
The August 2009 Beaver Beacon published Mike Weede’s history of maritime transport connected with the House of David colony on High Island. The feature describes the Rising Sun, the 1921 loss of the Rossa Belle, and the later construction of the locally built High Islander, which used a Model T engine.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper historical feature. Its ship histories and dates are preserved as source-bounded claims; this record is not an independent vessel, wreck, or House of David archival study.
Sources
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Sources
- Beaver Beacon, August 2009, "Ghost Ships of High Island."Mike Weede's feature describes the House of David colony on High Island, the steamship Rising Sun, the 1921 loss of the Rossa Belle, and the locally built High Islander powered by a Model T engine. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2009-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held August issue scan confirms the maritime-history feature and accompanying ship photographs.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2009-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “The Beaver Beacon publishes a history of High Island's House of David ships, 2009”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-ghost-ships-high-island-2009/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 2009, "Ghost Ships of High Island." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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