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The Beaver Beacon asks visitors to preserve Beaver Island historical markers, 1959

Also 1959 historical marker notice · Beaver Island marker preservation appeal

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TypeEvent
Date1959-08
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1959-08
Kind
Announcement
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
heritagetourismcommunitycommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The August 1959 Beaver Beacon reminds readers not to knock down Beaver Island’s historical markers, noting that visitors look for them.

Evidence limits

The notice does not identify the markers, report specific damage, or provide a preservation-agency inventory or enforcement record.

Sources

  1. Reminds readers that historical markers are placed around Beaver Island for a purpose and asks them not to knock the markers down because visitors look for them. It does not identify the markers, report damage, or provide a preservation agency record. 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 · 1959-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the marker-preservation appeal; it does not expand the marker inventory or damage record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-08_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “The Beaver Beacon asks visitors to preserve Beaver Island historical markers, 1959”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-historical-marker-preservation-notice-1959/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1959, "NOTICE - NOTICE." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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