Beaver Island ArchiveA primary-source archive & encyclopedia45°40′N 85°33′W · Lake Michigan
Colour scheme
Search

Person

Peter Campbell

Also Peter D. Campbell · Captain Peter Campbell

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypePerson
ErasModern era
On this page
Person
Active
fl. 1890
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
maritimeshippingheritagecommunication

Summary

Peter Campbell was identified in a February 1973 retrospective as the owner and captain of the Nellie and the later purchaser of the Eric L. Hackley.

Evidence and limits

This is an episode-qualified maritime record. The source does not establish Campbell’s full civil identity, exact vessel acquisitions, or complete mail contract history.

Sources

  1. Says Peter Campbell owned and captained the Nellie and later purchased the Eric L. Hackley for the established mail and passenger run; the retrospective does not establish a complete civil identity or exact acquisition dates.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-02_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held seven-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 · 1973-02_Beaver-Beacon

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Peter Campbell”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/peter-campbell/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1973, “Beaver Tales.” (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.

BibTeX for “Peter Campbell”RIS for “Peter Campbell”