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Event

Demolition of the Gallagher Dock (1965)

Also 1965 Gallagher Dock demolition · removal of old Gallagher Dock

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeEvent
WithinSaint James Harbor
ErasModern era

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

  1. Beaver Beacon, February 1965, “Beaver Tales” (Gallagher Dock retrospective).
    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.