- Date
- circa 1964-07
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Historical Society
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- heritagehistoriographytourismconstruction
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The July 1964 Beaver Beacon said the Beaver Island Historical Society planned to install redwood and black-and-white painted signs at historic places on the island. The signs were intended to help visitors locate sites associated with 1850–1856 history.
Evidence and limits
This is a preservation and visitor-information plan. It does not establish which signs were installed, their exact sites, costs, or later survival.
Sources
- Reports that the Historical Society planned to install redwood signs and black-and-white painted signs at historic places, based partly on markers presented by Strangites at Voree; it asks families to prevent children from damaging them and does not document installation or a complete site list.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-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 · 1964-07_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Historical Society plans signs for Beaver Island historic sites, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-historical-signs-preservation-plan-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1964, “Beaver Island Historical Museum.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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