- Active
- fl. 1890
- Work
- Sailboat mail contractor
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
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Summary
Andy Gallagher was named in a February 1973 retrospective as probably the earliest known holder of a Cross Village sailboat mail contract for Beaver Island.
Evidence and limits
The article’s “probably” qualification and approximate chronology are retained; this record is not linked to a similarly named person without independent proof.
Namesake distinct from Andy Gallagher. That record documents a tug owner or skipper active in 1940, roughly a century after this mid-1800s mail contractor; the chronological gap alone rules out identity between the two men.
Sources
- The retrospective identifies Andy Gallagher as probably the earliest known holder of a mail contract from Cross Village by sailboat; “probably” and the lack of contract records are retained.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held seven-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 · 1973-02_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Andy Gallagher”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/andy-gallagher-early-mail-route-1973/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1973, “Beaver Tales.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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