Chicora flag staff raised

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Name/Title

Chicora flag staff raised

Entry/Object ID

2022.03.57

Scope and Content

Photocopies of pages from the Douglas Weekly Record newspaper March 1, 1895 front page and page two article about the raising of a flag staff made from the spars of the steamer Chicora in front of the Mason Hall by president Wade and William Kerr of the Dutcher Lodge F. & A.M. while the Douglas band played the Star Spangled Banner. Item originally cataloged as 95-44-1b

Context

Efforts made to commemorate the sinking of the Chicora.

Acquisition

Accession

2022.03

Location

Box

005 A+B Nautical History

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Chicora (ship) 1892-1895

Person or Organization

Shashaguay, William F. c1860-1948

Person or Organization

Kerr, William

Person or Organization

Dutcher Lodge #193, Free and Accepted Masons

Create Date

May 25, 2022

Update Date

November 12, 2022