- Date
- 1965-02-08
- Kind
- Demolition
- Where
- Gallagher Dock
- Carried out by
- Jewell F. Gillespie
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimefishingshippingheritageeconomy
- Within
- Saint James Harbor
Summary
On February 8, 1965, the old Gallagher Dock in Saint James harbor was demolished to make room for expansion of the Yacht Dock. The Beaver Beacon describes Jewell Gillespie’s truck winch pulling down the dock shed and treats the change as the end of a fishing-dock landmark.
Evidence and limits
The source supports the date, dock reference, demolition description, and development context. It does not provide a permit, survey, contractor record, or a complete account of the replacement dock’s construction.
See also
Sources
- Dates the demolition to February 8, 1965 and describes the winch on Jewell Gillespie's truck pulling down the shed so the dock could give way to Yacht Dock expansion.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eight-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 · 1965-02_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Demolition of the Gallagher Dock, 1965”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/demolition-of-gallagher-dock-1965/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1965, “Beaver Tales” (Gallagher Dock retrospective). (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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