- Dates
- 1963-11 – 1963-12
- Kind
- Construction
- Where
- Saint James
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- governancecommunityconstruction
- Within
- Saint James
Summary
While Rural Electrification Administration crews were installing lines and transformers in late 1963, the St. James Township Board replaced 22 old street lights. The December Beaver Beacon counted 26 new lights after including privately purchased fixtures.
Evidence and limits
The article reports an improvement and a count but does not identify the exact streets, fixture specifications, project cost, or procurement records.
Open questions
- Can township minutes, REA records, or invoices establish the locations and final count?
Sources
- Reports that the St. James Township Board replaced 22 old street lights while REA crews installed lines and transformers, with 26 new lights in total when privately purchased lights were included; it does not provide procurement or wiring records.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held nine-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 · 1963-12_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “St. James Township replaces Beaver Island street lights, 1963”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-streetlight-replacement-1963/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1963, “Let There Be Light.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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