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Dormer Store

Also Dormer Store · Dormer merchandise and wholesale fish store

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TypeCompany
Founded1876
Dissolved1877
Coordinates45.7427° N, 85.5088° WGoogle MapsDownload KML
ErasIrish era
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Company
Founded
1876
Dissolved
1877
Coordinates
45.7427° N, 85.5088° WGoogle MapsDownload KML
Eras
Irish era
Concepts
fishingeconomymaritimeheritage

Summary

The Dormer Store was a merchandise and wholesale fish store at Whiskey Point, just past the Coast Guard Station, according to an October 1963 museum note in the Beaver Beacon. The note says Henry Clifton managed it and that a museum ledger records island purchases from 1876 to 1877.

Evidence and limits

The source is a retrospective museum note. It does not establish the store’s legal entity, owner, exact building, address, or continuation beyond the ledger’s 1876–1877 range.

See also

Sources

  1. Calls the store at Whiskey Point, just past the Coast Guard Station, the Dormer Store and says Henry Clifton managed it; a museum ledger records Islanders' purchases from 1876 to 1877. The note does not establish legal ownership, exact footprint, or a complete business history.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held six-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 · 1963-10_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Whiskey Point lighthouse/station point used as a representative coordinate because the historical source places the Dormer Store at Whiskey Point just past the Coast Guard Station; this is not the store building footprint.
    osm · lighthouses_maritime

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Dormer Store”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/organizations/dormer-store-1877/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1963, “Museum Notes.” (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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