- Date
- 2011-09
- Kind
- Construction
- Where
- Whiskey Point
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- heritageinfrastructureconstruction
- Within
- Whiskey Point
Summary
The September 2011 Beacon reports that the Whiskey Point flagpole was taken down so its top pulley could be reinstalled. The work required a coordinated team of climbers and was described as maintenance of one part of Whiskey Point’s local iconography.
Evidence limits
The report does not identify every worker, give a completion date beyond the issue, or document a broader restoration of Whiskey Point.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, September 2011, "The Whiskey Point Flag."Reports that Ron Wojan's boom truck was used for work around the Parish Hall and Marine Museum, and that a coordinated climbing team removed the Whiskey Point flagpole to reinstall its top pulley. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2011-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the flagpole-repair report and photographs.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2011-09_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Volunteers repair the Whiskey Point flagpole pulley, 2011”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-whiskey-point-flag-repair-2011/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 2011, "The Whiskey Point Flag." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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