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The January 2003 Beacon documents the remains of Cornelius Gallagher’s home

Also The Remains of Cornelius Gallagher's Home · Cornelius Gallagher home Beaver Island

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TypeEvent
Date2003-01
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Summary

The January 2003 Beacon documented the remains of a two-story log home where Salty and Cundy Gallagher spent their youth. The feature describes the trail, wetlands, apple trees, surviving log-and-chinking construction, and a route toward Round Lake, while emphasizing that the land is private and requires permission to visit.

Evidence limits

The feature does not establish a construction date, exact location, ownership chain, or a complete family history. It is not permission to enter the site.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, January 2003, “The Remains of Cornelius Gallagher’s Home.”
    Describes a private trail, a field and wetlands near the Pheasant Preserve, the remains of a two-story log home where Salty and Cundy Gallagher spent their youth, surviving log construction and apple trees, and a view toward Round Lake. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-01_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the historical landscape feature.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-01_Beaver-Beacon

Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “The January 2003 Beacon documents the remains of Cornelius Gallagher’s home”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-cornelius-gallagher-home-remains-2003/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 2003, “The Remains of Cornelius Gallagher’s Home.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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