- Date
- 1958-09
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- militarymaritimeheritagecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Earl and Mrs. Preston of Milwaukee revisited Beaver Island in 1958. Earl had lived on the island as a boy; the Beacon recalls his father, Captain William Preston, opening the Coast Guard Station about 1915, organizing an early baseball team, and clearing the field used for games.
Evidence limits
The notice does not provide station files, a baseball roster, property records, or independent oral-history documentation.
Sources
- Reports Earl and Mrs. Preston of Milwaukee revisiting Beaver Island, where Earl had lived forty years earlier; it identifies his father, Captain William Preston, as opening the island Coast Guard Station about 1915, organizing the first baseball team, and clearing the field still used for games. It says the former Preston home was then owned by Pete Rennie. It does not provide station records, a baseball roster, property records, or independent oral-history documentation. 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 · 1958-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the Preston visit and historical recollection; it does not expand the Coast Guard, sports, or property record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-09_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Earl Preston revisits the Beaver Island Coast Guard station, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-earl-preston-coast-guard-revisit-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1958, “FIRST COAST GUARD STATION OPERATOR.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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