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Oil company leases Beaver Island sites for test wells, 1960

Also 1960 Beaver Island oil test wells

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TypeEvent
Date1960-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1960-06
Kind
Property transfer
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
economyenvironmentgovernance
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

An unnamed oil company leased several Beaver Island sites and planned three test wells in June 1960.

Evidence and limits

The newspaper gives no company name, parcel description, permit record, or drilling result.

Open questions

  • Which leases, permits, and drilling records identify the sites and outcome?

See also

Sources

  1. Says an unnamed oil company leased several sites on the island and that three test wells would soon be sunk. It does not name the company, lessees, locations, or results.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-06_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 · 1960-06_Beaver-Beacon

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

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Beaver Island Archive, “Oil company leases Beaver Island sites for test wells, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/oil-company-test-well-leases-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1960, oil-company notice. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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