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Coast Guard plans to restore a lighted buoy between Beaver and Garden Islands (1961)

Also 1961 Beaver–Garden passage lighted buoy

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeEvent
WithinBeaver Island · Garden Island
ErasModern era

Summary

The March 1961 Beaver Beacon announced a Coast Guard plan to replace the unlighted buoy marking the passage between Beaver and Garden Islands with a lighted buoy, maintained seasonally from May 1 through October 1.

Evidence and limits

The notice documents the announced navigation improvement, not its installation or subsequent service record.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, March 1961, “Lighted Buoy.”
    Reports the Coast Guard’s decision to replace the unlighted buoy marking the passage between Beaver and Garden Islands with a suitable lighted buoy, maintained seasonally from May 1 through October 1. The issue records a plan and expected maintenance period, not installation or later inspections.
    beaver_beacon · 1961-03_Beaver-Beacon