ByGone Muncie: Keesling vs. Muncie Pulp Co.
Keesling appears frequently in the Muncie, Ind., historical record, although sometimes for odd reasons.
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Keesling appears frequently in the Muncie, Ind., historical record, although sometimes for odd reasons.
East Lyme — All that remains of what was once the largest commercial fishing operation from New London to the Connecticut River are the stone jetty at Rocky Neck State Park, some historical documents and a song telling of a “fish gang from Niantic.” The Luce Brothers crews did not pursue cod, tuna, or haddock, but landed millions of oily, bony menhaden they caught in Long Island Sound. In their factory, they steamed and pressed the fish for abundant oil and turned the dry “scrap” into prized fish guano to fertilize farms in England and New England. David Littlefield, whos...