- Date
- 1956-04-24
- Kind
- Meeting
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- governancelighthousescommunicationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The May 1956 Beaver Beacon reports that nearly 200 people attended or testified at the April 24 Coast Guard Survey Board visit concerning the Beaver Island Life Boat Station and Beaver Head Light. Admiral Perkins and five officers presided, and state, local, civic, aviation, and boating interests presented requests.
Evidence and limits
The April issue announced the hearing; the May issue reports the gathering and testimony. The newspaper expected no decision for at least 60 days and supplies no transcript, complete attendance roll, recommendation, or final policy result.
Sources
- Reports the April 24 Coast Guard Survey Board visit, Admiral Perkins and five officers, testimony from nearly 200 people from the island and regional communities, and requests from state agencies, waterways officials, civic officials, flyers, and yachtsmen. It says no decision was expected for at least 60 days and provides no transcript, attendance roll, recommendation, or final station/light decision. 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 · 1956-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published hearing report; it does not expand the Coast Guard or lighthouse record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1956-05_Beaver-Beacon
- Provides the advance hearing announcement and named officials; it does not establish the attendance, testimony, or later decision. 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 · 1956-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held four-page issue scan is paired with the advance OCR notice; it does not expand the later hearing report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1956-04_Beaver-Beacon
Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Coast Guard survey board hears testimony on Beaver Island station and light, 1956”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-coast-guard-survey-board-hearing-1956/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1956, “Day O’ the Month.” (and 3 further sources 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 “Coast Guard survey board hears testimony on Beaver Island station and light, 1956”RIS for “Coast Guard survey board hears testimony on Beaver Island station and light, 1956”