- Dates
- 1957-03-14 – 1957-04
- Kind
- Construction
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Civic Association
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityconstructiongovernance
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The March 1957 Beaver Beacon announced a Civic Association plan to build picnic tables around the harbor, playground, and public campsites. Its April issue reported that about 20 workers had produced seven tables with waterproof finish at the March 14 work session, for placement around the harbor and public recreational sites.
Evidence and limits
The April report documents a newspaper-reported completion, but not a complete construction record. It does not provide a full work roster, designs, costs, exact completed locations, or inspection records.
Sources
- Reports that Civic Association members were to build picnic tables for placement around the harbor, playground, and public campsites, with the Association purchasing materials and members donating labor. It is a plan and does not provide designs, material costs, a work log, completed locations, or inspection records. 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 · 1957-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the planned public-site improvements; it does not expand the construction or completion record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1957-03_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports that around 20 workers participated on and off in the March 14 Civic Association picnic-table work, that seven tables were completed with waterproof finish, and that they were to be placed around the harbor and public recreational sites. It does not provide a work roster, designs, costs, exact locations, or inspection records. 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 · 1957-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the reported seven-table completion; it does not expand the construction or placement record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1957-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Civic Association completes seven picnic tables for Beaver Island public sites, 1957”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-civic-association-picnic-tables-plan-1957/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1957, “Picnic Tables.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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