- Date
- 2002-08-20
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityheritagecommunicationgovernance
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
A commemorative piece of World Trade Center remains arrived on Beaver Island on August 20, 2002, after Senator Phil Hoffman arranged for it through a New York presentation effort. It was temporarily placed near McDonough’s Market while the townships and infrastructure organizations considered a permanent home.
Evidence limits
The article records arrival and proposed placement, not the artifact’s material identity, chain of custody, or final installation.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, September 2002, “A piece of the World Trade Center arrives on Beaver Island.”Reports Senator Phil Hoffman obtaining the 79th commemorative piece through New York and Jackson solidarity efforts, its arrival on August 20, temporary placement before McDonough’s Market, and discussion of a permanent location including Arran More Park. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2002-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the artifact-arrival report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-09_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “A commemorative World Trade Center remnant arrives on Beaver Island on August 20, 2002”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-world-trade-center-artifact-arrival-august-20-2002/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 2002, “A piece of the World Trade Center arrives on Beaver Island.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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