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Beaver Island Historical Society acquires land while planning museum expansion, 2010

Also Beaver Island Historical Society Print Shop lot 2010

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TypeEvent
Date2010-02
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
2010-02
Kind
Property transfer
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
heritageland-usepropertyconstruction
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The Historical Society acquired a 50-by-66-foot corner lot near the Print Shop Museum and considered exchanging it for contiguous land to support zoning and future expansion. The issue also reports options for preserving the Mormon cabin at Little Sand Bay.

Evidence limits

The report describes an acquisition and possible exchange, not a deed review, completed museum addition, or settled disposition of the cabin.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, February 2010, "Beaver Island Historical Society Acquires Land."
    Reports acquisition of a 50-by-66-foot corner lot, a possible exchange for land contiguous with the Print Shop, and options for preserving the Mormon cabin at Little Sand Bay. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2010-02_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the property and preservation report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2010-02_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Historical Society acquires land while planning museum expansion, 2010”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-historical-society-land-acquisition-2010/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 2010, "Beaver Island Historical Society Acquires Land." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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