- Date
- circa 1972-09
- Kind
- Construction
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Along road
- King's Highway
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationconstructioncommunityeconomy
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The September 1972 Beaver Beacon reported that the King’s Highway had been paved as far as McCauley Road. It attributed the work to Midwest Asphalt and Paving Company and described in-place stabilization followed by two asphalt and chipped-limestone layers on that route, many town back roads, and the Beaver Islander dock.
Evidence and limits
The report describes a completed improvement in newspaper terms. It does not provide a contract, engineering plans, costs, measurements, inspection, or a complete map of the roads and dock work.
Sources
- Reports Midwest Asphalt and Paving Company of Troy using in-place stabilization, asphalt, and chipped limestone on the King’s Highway to McCauley Road, many town back roads, and the Beaver Islander dock; it does not provide a contract, engineering record, cost, or full project limits.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1972-09_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 · 1972-09_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “King’s Highway paving reaches McCauley Road, 1972”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-kings-highway-paving-1972/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1972, “Would You Believe — Blacktop!” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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