- Date
- 1969-12-06
- Kind
- Disaster
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- disastercommunityheritage
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On December 6, 1969, a house owned by Bing and Madonna McCafferty on Beaver Island burned to the ground. The former James W. Gallagher home was unoccupied and being used for storage.
Evidence and limits
The Beacon reports the loss and occupancy status but does not state the fire’s cause, response, or whether any contents were recovered.
Open questions
- What caused the fire and where was the house located?
Sources
- Reports the former James W. Gallagher home, owned by Bing and Madonna McCafferty, burning to the ground on December 6 while unoccupied and used for storage; it does not report a cause.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1969-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held seven-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.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1969-12_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “McCafferty house burns on Beaver Island, 1969”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-mccafferty-house-fire-1969/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1969, “Fire.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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