| Six Hundred ThirtyThree in the Famous People (FP) Series - Dixie Bull |
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Dixie Bull came to Boston in 1631 and started sailing the Maine coast with a small vessel, trading with the Indians. In 1632, traveling in the Penobscot Bay area, he was attacked by a roving band of French in a small pinnace. His ship was captured and all his trade goods and provisions confiscated.
Fired with revenge, he traveled back to Boston, assembled a crew of 20-25 men, and entered upon a career of piracy to recoup his losses. Ironically, he did not target French shipping, probably because the English traders were wealthier.
His fame as "the dread pirate" derived from his attack in 1632 on the settlement of Pemaquid, which was the center of the lucrative fur trade in Maine. Few pirates had the guts to attack a defended town. Sailing into the harbour with three ships, he opened fire on the stockade and sacked the town. The booty seized is said to have been 55 pounds or $2500.
Legend says that he buried treasure on Damariscove Island and Cushing Island in Casco Bay.
The legend of Dixie Bull was soon enshrined in ballads, the most famous of them being "The Story of Dixie Bull" and "The Slaying of Dixie Bull". This ballad describes a duel between Dixie Bull and a fisherman from Pemaquid, Daniel Curtis, on an island near that town, in which Dixie Bull was killed, thereby saving the town.
As you follow your GPS to the Brooks Cemetery, it's no bull about how you're going to get there. When you arrive, it's no bull about the gorgeous views all around you. A short walk over toward GZ and no bull, there's Charlotte Meek who married R. V. Bull. Just a few more feet and you'll be finding a small, camoed pill fob. Really, no bull.
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