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BICA repaints its picnic tables and adds aluminum refuse cans, 1958

Also 1958 Beaver Island Civic Association picnic tables

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TypeEvent
Date1958-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
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Event
Date
1958-06
Kind
Construction
Where
Beaver Island
Carried out by
Beaver Island Civic Association
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
public-servicegovernancecommunityconstruction
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The June 1958 Beaver Beacon reports BICA picnic tables repainted green and new aluminum-painted refuse cans planned for the season.

Evidence and limits

The notice does not identify locations, work crews, purchases, or maintenance logs.

Sources

  1. Reports BICA picnic tables receiving a new green coat of paint and says aluminum-painted refuse cans would accompany them that year. It does not identify locations, work crews, purchase records, or maintenance logs. 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 · 1958-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the public-amenity maintenance notice; it does not expand the civic or property record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-06_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “BICA repaints its picnic tables and adds aluminum refuse cans, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bica-picnic-tables-paint-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1958, “BICA PICNIC TABLES.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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