- Date
- 2005-10
- Kind
- Transportation
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- environmentinfrastructurecommercecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The October 2005 Beaver Beacon reported that Adam Anderson had begun loading flattened junk cars onto a barge at the St. James Marine dock after a difficult effort to move roughly 350 tons of scrap away from the Island.
Evidence limits
The report documents the operation’s status and obstacles, not its final tonnage, cost, or complete environmental outcome.
Sources
- Beaver Island Forum, “Junk Cars,” September 26, 2005.Participants reported that the first junk cars were being loaded onto a barge and shared a photograph link. The discussion documents visible progress and public interest, but not the final quantity, destination, or environmental disposition. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 00 · t000451
- Beaver Beacon, October 2005, "Junk Cars on their Way."Describes Adam Anderson's effort to move roughly 350 tons of accumulated junk cars through flattening, cross-township processing, and barge shipment from the St. James Marine dock. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2005-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the junk-car removal report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2005-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island begins shipping flattened junk cars off the Island”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-junk-car-removal-barge-2005/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, “Junk Cars,” September 26, 2005. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).
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