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Road construction begins on Beaver Island’s King’s Highway, 1990

Also King’s Highway construction October 1990

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TypeEvent
Dates1990-10-15 – 1991-05-31
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1990-10-15 – 1991-05-31
Kind
Construction
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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infrastructuretransportationgovernancecommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The Charlevoix County Road Commission began long-awaited King’s Highway construction on October 15, 1990, from McCauley Road north to McCafferty’s Motel. The fall work included pavement removal, drainage, grading, and gravel; paving was planned for the following spring.

Sources

  1. Reports construction from McCauley Road north to McCafferty’s Motel, pavement removal, culverts and drains, grading and gravel in fall, and paving planned for spring. 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 · 1990-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. Paired held eighteen-page October issue PDF.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1990-10_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Road construction begins on Beaver Island’s King’s Highway, 1990”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-kings-highway-road-construction-1990/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 26, 1990, "Road Construction Begins on King’s Highway." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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