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Peaine Township retains Sloatown Road and adopts a dual Darkeytown-Barney’s Lake designation, 1993

Also 1993 Peaine road-name decision · Darkeytown Barney’s Lake road name

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TypeEvent
Date1993-02-01
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ErasModern era
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Summary

After public discussion, Peaine Township decided in February 1993 to retain Sloatown Road and use a dual Darkeytown/Barney’s Lake Road designation.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper account of a township decision, not the adopted resolution, road-sign inventory, or complete public-comment record.

Sources

  1. Reports approximately 65 residents discussing the earlier road-name resolution and the Board’s decision to keep Sloatown Road while using a dual Darkeytown/Barney’s Lake Road designation. 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 · 1993-02_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held twelve-page issue scan confirms the road-name decision report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1993-02_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Peaine Township retains Sloatown Road and adopts a dual Darkeytown-Barney’s Lake designation, 1993”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-peaine-road-name-dual-designation-1993/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1993, “PEAINE ROAD NAMES CHANGED ... AGAIN” and “Peaine Township Board 2/1/93.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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