- Dates
- 1913 – 1933
- Kind
- Publication
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- heritagehistorymaritimereligioncommunity
- Within
- High Island
Summary
The December 2010 Beacon recounted the history of Ben Purnell’s Israelite colony on High Island, including settlement, farming, schooling, religious life, shipping, mill operations, vessel losses, Purnell’s arrest, and the eventual return of the land to the state.
Evidence limits
This is a later newspaper historical narrative, not a complete land-title, census, court, cemetery, or vessel record.
Sources
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Sources
- Beaver Beacon, December 2010, "The Israelite Kingdom of High Island 1913–1933."Recounts the Israelite colony's settlement, farms, school, church, shipping, mill fire, vessel losses, Ben Purnell's arrest, and the eventual return of the land to the state; this is a newspaper historical narrative, not a complete land or court record. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2010-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the High Island historical feature and photographs.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2010-12_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon recounts the Israelite Kingdom of High Island, 1913–1933 retrospective”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-israelite-kingdom-high-island-history-2010/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 2010, "The Israelite Kingdom of High Island 1913–1933." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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