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Fire destroys the second story of William Belfy's home, 1960

Also 1960 William Belfy house fire

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TypeEvent
Date1960-08
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1960-08
Kind
Disaster
Eras
Modern era
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communitygovernancedemography
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Beaver Island

Summary

Fire destroyed the second story of Mr. and Mrs. William Belfy’s home in 1960, according to the August Beaver Beacon.

Evidence and limits

The short notice does not provide a date, cause, fire response, injuries, insurance, or repair record.

Open questions

  • Which fire, insurance, property, or family records document the damage and rebuilding?

See also

Sources

  1. Reports fire destroying the second story of Mr. and Mrs. William Belfy's home. It does not give the date, cause, response, injuries, insurance, or repair outcome.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held four-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 · 1960-08_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Fire destroys the second story of William Belfy's home, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/fire-destroys-william-belfy-home-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1960, fire notice. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-03. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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