The Benge Detachment of Cherokees on the Trail of Tears Tales of the Trail, Trail of Tears Alongside a busy intersection in Fayetteville, Arkansas, a small park has been set aside to remember the Cherokees of the Benge detachment who passednear here on their way to Indian Territory in January 1839.
John Dalton: John Dalton, English meteorologist and chemist, a pioneer in the development of modern atomic theory. Dalton was born into a Quaker family of tradesmen; his grandfather
John Bell (February 18, 1796 â September 10, 1869) was an American politician, attorney, and planter. One of Tennessee's most prominent antebellum politicians,[1] he served in the House of Representatives from 1827 to 1841, and in the Senate from 1847 to 1859.