- Dates
- circa 1904 – circa 1964-02
- Kind
- Publication
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern eraEarly American era
- Concepts
- heritagehistoriographygovernancecommunityeconomycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The February 1964 Beaver Beacon’s “Beaver Tales” recounts a building said to have been constructed around 1904 as the Silver Top Saloon, later used as a tailor shop and then as the St. James post office. The issue also prints a compiled chronology of postal offices and postmasters for Beaver Island, the Fox Islands, High Island, and Nomad, along with current St. James addressing and rural-carrier information.
Evidence and limits
This is a retrospective newspaper compilation and recollection. It does not establish a deed chain, building survey, complete federal postal register, or independent verification of every date and name.
Sources
- Recounts a reported Silver Top Saloon building, later uses including the St. James post office, and a compiled chronology of Beaver, Fox Islands, High Island, and Nomad postal offices and postmasters; the historical account is not a deed, building survey, or complete postal register.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held seven-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 · 1964-02_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Silver Top building and St. James post-office history, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-silver-top-saloon-and-post-office-history-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1964, “Beaver Tales.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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