- Date
- 1980-08
- Kind
- Publication
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- heritagehistoriographypublicationcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The August Beacon reprinted an earlier account of King Strang’s Royal Press, its use for the Northern Islander, and the unresolved reports of where the press went after the 1856 collapse of Strang’s colony.
Evidence and limits
This is a republication and rumor history, not a newly discovered press or verified chain of custody.
Sources
- Reprints an earlier newspaper account describing the press brought from Cross Village to Beaver Island by James Strang in 1850, the Northern Islander, and conflicting reports that the press later went to East Jordan, Alden, or Burlington. The Beacon explicitly presents it as a republication and rumor history, not a newly discovered press or verified chain of custody. 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 · 1980-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held twelve-page August issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the republication.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1980-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “The Beaver Beacon republishes an account of King Strang’s lost press, 1980”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-lost-royal-press-republication-1980/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1980, “Beaver Isle Seeks King Strang’s Lost Press.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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