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Beaver Island raises the flag at its new Veteran's Park, 2010

Also Beaver Island Veteran Memorial Park flag raising 2010

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TypeEvent
Date2010-10
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
2010-10
Kind
Celebration
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The October 2010 Beacon reported the flag raising and continuing construction of Beaver Island’s new Veteran’s Park by AmVets and volunteers.

Evidence limits

This is a progress report, not a completed-park inventory or dedication record.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. AMVETS announced a September 5 flag-raising and next-day reported that the flags were up; a community reply praised the tribute. This contemporaneous organizer report establishes the reported ceremony, not an independent video or attendance audit.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 02 · t002736
  2. Beaver Beacon, October 2010, "Flag Raising at the New Veteran's Park."
    Reports progress from the AmVets project and the flag-raising at the new Veteran's Park. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2010-10_Beaver-Beacon
  3. The held issue scan confirms the park report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2010-10_Beaver-Beacon
  4. AMVETS Post 46 reported that the flagpoles had been raised and credited Jim Wojan and Darrell Butler. This first-party progress notice corroborates the construction timeline but does not establish the final park inventory or dedication.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 02 · t002730
  5. AMVETS announced a 3:00 p.m. ceremony and then reported that the flags were flying; subsequent replies point to a video. The organizer’s notice supports the occurrence of the flag-raising, while the forum discussion is not used to infer attendance or completion.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 02 · t002736

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island raises the flag at its new Veteran's Park, 2010”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-veteran-park-flag-raising-2010/, accessed [date], citing AMVETS Post 46, "Flag Raising Ceremony---Veterans Park," Beaver Island Forum, September 5–6, 2010. (and 4 further sources listed on the page).

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