- Date
- 1964-12
- Kind
- Property transfer
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Volunteer Fire Department
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- disastergovernancecommunitytransportation
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Peaine and St. James Townships purchased and received a replacement fire truck in December 1964. The December Beaver Beacon says the truck arrived by boat, was in excellent condition, and had greater capacity than the old engine.
Evidence and limits
This is a local report of acquisition and arrival. It does not provide the truck’s make, price, title, specifications, or an apparatus inventory.
Sources
- Reports Peaine and St. James Townships deciding to purchase a replacement truck before freeze-up and its arrival by boat, with greater capacity than the old engine. It does not identify the make, price, title, or fire-department apparatus record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held seven-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1964-12_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “New fire engine arrives on Beaver Island, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-fire-engine-arrival-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1964, “New Fire Engine Arrives.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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