Summary
The December 1961 Beaver Beacon reports that Charles Martin purchased the former Beaver Island Life-Saving Station building from the U.S. Government and moved it over approximately five days to a location across the street from McDonough’s store.
Evidence and limits
This is a retrospective newspaper account, not a deed, measured move record, or complete federal property history.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, December 1961, “The Changing Face of Beaver Island.”Reports that the U.S. Government had recently put the Life-Saving Station building up for sale, Charles Martin of St. James purchased it, and the building was moved over about five days to a location across the street from McDonough’s store. It does not provide a deed, exact dates, measurements beyond the earlier 41-by-22-foot description, or a complete building history.