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 Dalton never expressed his personal views on religion. He also was careful not to speak on his political and social views. John Dalton diagnosed himself as being colored blind. His brother was also color blind. John never married and he never had any children. Dalton embodied the humble life of a Quaker.