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Site Pages
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3
"… Crosby (1854-1946)Maine State Museum Cornelia “Fly Rod” Crosby (1854-1946) was not only a fly fisherwoman extraordinaire, but also Maine’s first…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3
""Fly Rod" Crosby Jeremy Porter home, Strong, ca. 1880Strong Historical Society Fly Rod's mother was a Porter, and through her she was…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 3 of 3
""Fly Rod" Crosby Fannie Brackley and doe, ca. 1937 Crosby served as a role model for young women interested in the outdoors."
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Life on a Tidal River - The Flying Torah
"The Flying Torah Research and text contributed by Brennan, Sam, Malik, Hunter, Jon, Jackson, Chandler, Kaitlyn and Ronnie Harold Gordon with…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family
"One month before her second birthday, her father died of consumption. When she was 13, her brother also died of consumption at age 23. "Fly Rod"…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 1 of 3
"Ben assisted teacher Crystal Knapp Polk with class mapping activities in the Strong Elementary School and wrote an exhibit on Cornelia "Fly Rod"…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Resources
"Eastman, University of Maine Press, 1995 Fly Rod Crosby, Julia A. Hunter and Earle G. Shettleworth Jr., Maine State Museum, 2000 Josiah Volunteered -…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 2 of 3
"… Strong's post-Civil War life and the story of Fly Rod Crosby, Maine's first registered Maine Guide."
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation
"Fly fisherman, starting in the 1800s, used some of the flies that originated in Maine like the Grey Ghost, the Parmachenee Bell, and the Big Brother."
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4
"… was held to commemorate the occasion and many flying greats were invited guests. A booklet, Portland Air Meet, with pictures of the different types…"
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Lincoln, Maine - Roger Weatherbee of Lincoln in his P-51 H fighter plane, 1946
"… Weatherbee is well remembered by many for his fly-by of Lincoln on May 20, 1946. Roger flew this plane from Florida to Presque Isle air base after…"
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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 2 of 2
"Web. 23 April 2010. Bullets Fly During Central Street Gun Battle. Bangor Daily News 13 October 1937: 5. Print. G-Men Kill Brady and Pal."
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Historic Hallowell - Train Wreck Poem
"… cars stayed nearby The third however wanted to fly Into the library with a crash The old library needed cash Now with a hole in its side The…"
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Life on a Tidal River - Doughty Students
"X Students discuss the Flying Torah with Mr. Bill Cook. X Students scan images during a winter break work session at the Bangor Public…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 4, pages 57-76
"… businesses run by Democrats or "secesh" to fly American flags and express support for the Union."
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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation
"… strip and runway for the post war craze of flying. It was also an ideal landing spot for long distance Atlantic flights, there was no need for the…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - Themed Image Galleries
"Themed Image Galleries Queen City Flying Club Jacket, ca. 1930 Organizational Uniforms Image GalleryMaine Historical Society The greater part…"
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Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive
"Mosquitoes, black flies, leeches, and moose flies were all annoyances that the loggers had to put up with."
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Dairy Farms Memories - Page 1 of 2
"Even the horse went crazy from all the black flies. When he was in seventh grade, Albert had a paper route delivering the Bangor Daily News."
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Maine Aviation Historical Society & Maine Air Museum
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 2 of 3
"He took flying lessons, flew a 44 passenger aircraft and made “2 or 3” solo cross-country flights in a biplane."
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Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 2 of 3
"… straps snapped, which caused two-by-fours to go flying through the air. The Low’s Bridge washed away; it was 130 years old."
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4
"The Scarborough complex became a flying school and air show site, but it shut down completely in the 1950s."
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women
"Prominent Women Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Julia Harris May poetry collection, 1903Farmington Public Library…"