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Franklin Douglas

Also Franklin Douglas

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TypePerson
ErasModern era
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Person
Active
fl. 1970
Eras
Modern era
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communityheritagetourism

Summary

Franklin Douglas of Kalamazoo was identified in January 1971 as the owner of the Cloud Nine Cabin group when one of its cabins burned.

Evidence and limits

This is an episode-qualified ownership record. The source does not give Douglas’s age, family, occupation, purchase date, or legal title, and it does not establish whether he owned the property after the fire.

Open questions

  • Which deed or property record identifies Franklin Douglas and the cabin group?
  • What became of the property after the reported fire?

See also

Sources

  1. Identifies Franklin Douglas of Kalamazoo as the owner of the Cloud Nine Cabin group at the time of the reported November 24 fire; it provides no fuller biography or deed evidence.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1971-01_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held ten-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 · 1971-01_Beaver-Beacon

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Franklin Douglas”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/franklin-douglas/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1971, “Fire.” (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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