Benton and Franklin era tales on Four-and-a-half Street
The narrative recounts Senator Benton in Washington near Trinity Church and Four-and-a-half Street. Shillington’s shop and a 1850s show with Captain Fremont’s Rocky Mountain Pony are described, followed by Benton’s confrontation with Wallace and a New Year’s warning. The piece also notes Franklin Expedition lore, Arctic survival tales, and a Russia scaffold scene involving a teen execution.
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