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New Beaver Island cottages under construction, 1960

Also 1960 Beaver Island cottage construction

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TypeEvent
Date1960-08
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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1960-08
Kind
Construction
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Summary

Construction of new Beaver Island cottages was progressing in August 1960 for owners from Greenville, Kalamazoo, Traverse City, and Walled Lake.

Evidence and limits

The notice preserves the reported owner names and communities but not exact parcels, contractors, plans, or evidence of completion.

Open questions

  • Which permits, deeds, maps, or later seasonal-residence records identify these cottages?

See also

Sources

  1. Reports construction progressing for Joe West and Bill Hylar of Greenville, John Adams of Kalamazoo, Wesley Webb and Dr. Haynes of Traverse City, and Bill and Bob Wilke of Walled Lake. It does not identify parcel locations, contractors, plans, or completion dates.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held four-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 · 1960-08_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “New Beaver Island cottages under construction, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/new-beaver-island-cottages-construction-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1960, cottage-construction notice. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-03. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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