Name: Central Michigan University laboratory building begins on Beaver Island, 1964
Start: 1964-05
End: 1964-05
Location: Beaver Island

Central Michigan University laboratory building begins on Beaver Island, 1964

Also 1964 CMU Beaver Island laboratory

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TypeEvent

Date1964-05

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 1964-05
Kind: Construction
Where: Beaver Island
Carried out by: Central Michigan University
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: educationconstructioncommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

By May 1964, Central Michigan University had begun construction of a 24-by-48- foot laboratory building on Beaver Island for summer use, the Beaver Beacon reported.

Evidence and limits

This is a contemporary construction notice. It does not establish the precise site, contractor, funding source, completion, or later use of the building.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, May 1964, “More Island Face Lifting.”
Reports that Central Michigan University had begun construction of a 24-by-48-foot laboratory building intended for summer use. It does not identify the contractor, site plan, funding, or completion date.
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Beaver Beacon, May 1964, held issue PDF, source scan.
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.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Central Michigan University laboratory building begins on Beaver Island, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/central-michigan-university-laboratory-construction-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1964, “More Island Face Lifting.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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