Summary
The March 1961 Beaver Beacon printed a claim that General Custer’s ship stopped at Beaver Island to refuel before a later tour of duty. The knowledge base preserves it as an unverified newspaper attestation.
Evidence and limits
The issue provides no date, vessel name, source citation, or corroborating record. This article does not assert that the stop occurred.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, March 1961, “Would You Be Surprised to Know That.”Prints the claim that General Custer’s ship stopped at Beaver Island to refuel on the way to the tour of duty associated with the Battle of the Little Bighorn. The issue supplies no date, vessel name, archival citation, or corroboration; the claim is preserved as an attestation, not established fact.