- Date
- 1970-06
- Kind
- Construction
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationgovernanceenvironment
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In June 1970, Peaine Township and the County Road Commission spread chloride on Beaver Island roads in an effort to control dust.
Evidence and limits
The Beacon does not identify the treated road segments, quantity by road, or the treatment’s measured effectiveness.
Sources
- Reports tons of chloride being spread on Island roads by the County Road Commission as part of a recurring effort to settle dust.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1970-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published road-maintenance report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1970-06_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Peaine Township and county spread chloride for Beaver Island road dust, 1970”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-township-road-dust-control-1970/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1970, “Dust Stoppers.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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