- Dates
- 1955-09-28 – 1955-10
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- governancemaritimeconstructioncommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The October 1955 Beaver Beacon reports that Congressman Victor Knox and Senator Frank Andrews visited Beaver Island on September 28 and announced $11,000 for a Beaver Harbor survey and $37,000 for harbor improvements. It says a delegation from the U.S. Corps of Engineers was expected to chart the work.
Evidence and limits
The amounts and expected engineering visit are preserved as the newsletter’s report. This article does not claim that the survey, appropriation, or harbor construction was completed; federal acts, engineering files, and completion records remain open questions.
Sources
- Reports Victor Knox and Frank Andrews visiting by Conservation Patrol Boat No. 1, a stated $11,000 appropriation for a Beaver Harbor survey, $37,000 for harbor improvements, and an expected Corps of Engineers delegation. It does not provide the appropriation acts, engineering plans, survey results, or construction completion records. 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 · 1955-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published funding and visit report; it does not expand the federal or engineering record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1955-10_Beaver-Beacon
Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Congress appropriates funds for a Beaver Harbor survey and improvements, 1955”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-harbor-survey-appropriation-1955/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1955, report of the September 28 congressional visit. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
Last revised 2026-08-03. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.
BibTeX for “Congress appropriates funds for a Beaver Harbor survey and improvements, 1955”RIS for “Congress appropriates funds for a Beaver Harbor survey and improvements, 1955”