- Date
- 1964-07-11
- Kind
- Disaster
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- disastercommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Jack Connaghan’s barn caught fire and burned to the ground at about 5 a.m. on July 11, 1964, according to the July Beaver Beacon. The issue describes it as Beaver Island’s first fire of that year.
Evidence and limits
The brief notice does not identify the cause, exact property location, response, loss, injuries, or an official fire report.
Sources
- Reports Jack Connaghan’s barn catching fire and burning to the ground at about 5 a.m. on July 11, calling it Beaver Island’s first fire of 1964. It does not supply a fire-department report, cause, loss assessment, or response details.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-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 · 1964-07_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Jack Connaghan barn fire, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/jack-connaghan-barn-fire-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1964, “Late News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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