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Joseph S. Young delivers limestone for airport runway, 1976

Also 1976 Beaver Island runway limestone delivery

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

Locator map: Saint James Harbor highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Saint James HarborLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
TypeEvent
Date1976-08-10
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Locator map: Saint James Harbor highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Saint James HarborLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
Event
Date
1976-08-10
Kind
Construction
Where
Saint James Harbor · Beaver Island Airport
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
constructiontransportationmaritimeshippingeconomycommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

On August 10, 1976, the Joseph S. Young unloaded a reported 8,500 tons of crushed limestone at the Beaver Island Ferry Dock. The Beaver Beacon said the material came from Port Inland for the new Township Airport runway, with the remainder intended for island road improvements.

Evidence and limits

The delivery is evidence of material arriving for the airport project. It does not prove the final runway design, contract, exact measured quantity, or completion.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. Reports the Joseph S. Young entering the harbor at 10 a.m., maneuvering to the Beaver Island Ferry Dock, and unloading 8,500 tons of crushed limestone by 4 p.m.; it says the material came from Port Inland and was for the new Township Airport runway, with enough left for island road improvements. It does not prove final runway completion, exact tonnage, or a construction contract. 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 · 1976-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue confirms the port delivery and intended runway and road uses.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1976-08_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Joseph S. Young delivers limestone for airport runway, 1976”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-joseph-s-young-limestone-delivery-1976/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1976, “King Sized Visitor.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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