- Date
- 1975-10-17
- Kind
- Property transfer
- Where
- Charlevoix · Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Charlevoix School District
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- heritageeducationgovernancemaritime
- Within
- Beaver Island · Charlevoix
Summary
On October 17, 1975, the Charlevoix School District received the deed to a 61-acre tract at the southern end of Beaver Island that included the historic light-station property. The issue reports a deed ceremony in Charlevoix, an inspection flight to the island, and a Coast Guard reservation for a Light and F.M. Relay Station.
Evidence and limits
The newspaper establishes the reported transfer and inspection, not the deed instrument, surveyed boundary, title chain, school-use plan, or later station construction.
Sources
See the sources block above.
Sources
- Reports the October 17 deed ceremony at Charlevoix Public Library, the federal-property transfer to the Charlevoix School District, the district’s inspection flight to Beaver Island, and the Coast Guard reservation for a Light and F.M. Relay Station. It does not provide the deed instrument, survey, title chain, construction plan, or school-use decision. 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 · 1975-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue confirms the deed ceremony, acreage, inspection, and retained federal station right.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1975-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Charlevoix School District receives deed to Beaver Island Light tract, 1975”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/charlevoix-school-district-receives-beaver-island-light-tract-1975/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1975, “Charlevoix School Now Owns 61 Acre Beaver Island Tract.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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