- Date
- 1959-02
- Kind
- Construction
- Where
- Beaver Island · Page Town
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationinfrastructureeconomycommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The February 1959 Beaver Beacon reports Lawrence McDonough clearing trees for a planned airport for Henry C. Allen near Pagetown, at the north end of Beaver Island about a mile west of town.
Evidence limits
The report describes planned work, not an approved airport, completed runway, or operating facility.
Sources
- Reports that Lawrence McDonough was clearing trees for construction of an airport for Henry C. Allen in the area called Pagetown at the north end of the island, approximately one mile west of town. It does not provide an approved plan, survey, permit, runway dimensions, or completion 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 · 1959-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the reported tree clearing and planned airport; it does not establish construction or operation.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-02_Beaver-Beacon
Added 3 August 2026 · revised 7 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Lawrence McDonough clears trees for a planned Pagetown airport, 1959”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-pagetown-airport-plan-1959/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1959, “NEW! NEW! BIG BIRD FIELD.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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