- Date
- 1966-10
- Kind
- Construction
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- educationconstructioncommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
By October 1966, the Beaver Island school addition was nearing completion. The Beacon described two new classrooms, a multipurpose room, and a principal’s office, with construction by Don Nelson Construction Company of Detroit.
Evidence and limits
This later report documents construction progress and scope. It does not prove the exact completion date or reconcile the final project with the January bond estimate without construction records.
Open questions
- When was the addition formally completed and accepted?
- What were the final cost, plans, and funding sources?
Sources
- Reports that the school addition was nearing completion and would provide two classrooms, a multipurpose room, and a principal’s office; it names Don Nelson Construction Company of Detroit. It does not provide the completion date, final cost, plans, or acceptance record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1966-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-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 · 1966-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island school addition nears completion, 1966”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-school-addition-nears-completion-1966/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1966, “Building Boom.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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