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The Flower Pot florist shop opens, 1976

Also Flower Pot florist opening · Annie Hayhoe florist shop

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TypeEvent
Datecirca 1976-04
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
circa 1976-04
Kind
Opening
Where
Beaver Island
Participants
Annabelle Mae “Annie” Hayhoe (proprietor)
Carried out by
The Flower Pot florist shop
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
economycommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Annie Hayhoe opened The Flower Pot on Beaver Island in April 1976. The classified advertisement offered Irish shamrocks, geraniums, annuals, vegetable plants, gardening supplies, and floral arrangements.

Evidence and limits

The report establishes a newspaper-announced opening and advertised inventory, not a business registration, exact address, license, or complete season of operation.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. Reports that Annie Hayhoe opened The Flower Pot and advertises true Irish shamrocks, geraniums, annuals, vegetable plants, gardening supplies, and floral arrangements. It does not provide a registration, address, inventory, or later operating history. 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 · 1976-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue confirms the opening notice and classified advertisement.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1976-04_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “The Flower Pot florist shop opens, 1976”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/opening-of-the-flower-pot-florist-shop-1976/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1976, “New Business Opens” and classified advertising, “The Flower Pot.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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