January 1971 Beaver Beacon publishes a Beaver Island telephone directory

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TypeEvent

Datecirca 1971-01

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: circa 1971-01
Kind: Publication
Where: Beaver Island
Carried out by: Beaver Island Telephone Company
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communicationcommunityeconomy
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The January 1971 Beaver Beacon published a directory of Beaver Island telephone numbers, including homes, businesses, public services, and organizations.

Evidence and limits

This is a period newspaper directory, not a technical or subscriber record. Private residential numbers are not reproduced here.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, January 1971, “Beaver Island Telephone Numbers.”
Publishes an island directory naming residences, businesses, public services, and organizations; private residential numbers are preserved in the held source but intentionally not reproduced in the KB, and the notice does not provide subscriber contracts, switching records, or a complete numbering plan.
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Beaver Beacon, January 1971, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published telephone directory.
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Beaver Island Archive, “January 1971 Beaver Beacon publishes a Beaver Island telephone directory”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-telephone-directory-1971/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1971, “Beaver Island Telephone Numbers.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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