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“They Lynched Jim Cullen”: Story And Myth On The Northern Maine Frontier, Dena Lynn Winslow York
“They Lynched Jim Cullen”: Story And Myth On The Northern Maine Frontier, Dena Lynn Winslow York
Maine History
James Cullen was born in 1846 in Peel, New Brunswick. In 1864 he applied for a grant of land and began a small farm near his father’s homestead. From there, events unfolded, as Cullen crossed the border, married Rosellah Twist, and became one of the most celebrated villains in Aroostook County history.