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IN 1906 FRANKLIN COUNCIL'S NEW JAIL WOULD REMAIN IN BUSINESS AND REMAIN IN USE THE NEXT 84
JAIL WOULD REMAIN IN BUSINESS AND REMAIN IN USE THE NEXT 84 YEARS.
AND REMAIN IN USE THE NEXT 84 YEARS. BUT SAVE THE OLD FACILITY FROM
YEARS. BUT SAVE THE OLD FACILITY FROM THE WRECKING BALL, WAS THE
BUT SAVE THE OLD FACILITY FROM THE WRECKING BALL, WAS THE INFAMOUS OCCUPANT OF THIS CELL.
THE WRECKING BALL, WAS THE INFAMOUS OCCUPANT OF THIS CELL. >> I AM JIM WILHELM.
INFAMOUS OCCUPANT OF THIS CELL. >> I AM JIM WILHELM. TODAY THIS BUILDING LOCATED IN
>> I AM JIM WILHELM. TODAY THIS BUILDING LOCATED IN BENTON HAS BECOME HOME TO THE
TODAY THIS BUILDING LOCATED IN BENTON HAS BECOME HOME TO THE COUNTY MUSEUM.
BENTON HAS BECOME HOME TO THE COUNTY MUSEUM. WHILE IT TELLS A STORY OF THIS
COUNTY MUSEUM. WHILE IT TELLS A STORY OF THIS AREA'S MOST FAMOUS CITIZENS,
WHILE IT TELLS A STORY OF THIS AREA'S MOST FAMOUS CITIZENS, MOST PEOPLE ARE ATTRACTED BY
AREA'S MOST FAMOUS CITIZENS, MOST PEOPLE ARE ATTRACTED BY TALES OF A GANGSTER AND THE OLD
MOST PEOPLE ARE ATTRACTED BY TALES OF A GANGSTER AND THE OLD JAIL.
TALES OF A GANGSTER AND THE OLD JAIL. TYPICAL OF HIS TIME, THE FRONT
JAIL. TYPICAL OF HIS TIME, THE FRONT PORTION WAS THE SHERIFF'S HOME
TYPICAL OF HIS TIME, THE FRONT PORTION WAS THE SHERIFF'S HOME WHO LIVED HERE DURING HIS TERM
PORTION WAS THE SHERIFF'S HOME WHO LIVED HERE DURING HIS TERM IN OFFICE.
WHO LIVED HERE DURING HIS TERM IN OFFICE. HIS WIFE WAS EXPECTED TO PREPARE
IN OFFICE. HIS WIFE WAS EXPECTED TO PREPARE THE INMATES' MEALS.
HIS WIFE WAS EXPECTED TO PREPARE THE INMATES' MEALS. IN THE BACK OF THE KITCHEN IS A
THE INMATES' MEALS. IN THE BACK OF THE KITCHEN IS A SET OF BARS UNDER WHICH THE
IN THE BACK OF THE KITCHEN IS A SET OF BARS UNDER WHICH THE PLATES OF FOOD WERE PASSED.
SET OF BARS UNDER WHICH THE PLATES OF FOOD WERE PASSED. TRUSTEES WOULD THEN TAKE THE
PLATES OF FOOD WERE PASSED. TRUSTEES WOULD THEN TAKE THE MEALS BACK TO THE PRISONERS IN
TRUSTEES WOULD THEN TAKE THE MEALS BACK TO THE PRISONERS IN THEIR CELLS, AND WERE TOLD
MEALS BACK TO THE PRISONERS IN THEIR CELLS, AND WERE TOLD DEPENDING HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE
THEIR CELLS, AND WERE TOLD DEPENDING HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE INCARCERATED, THE SHERIFF'S WIFE
DEPENDING HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE INCARCERATED, THE SHERIFF'S WIFE COULD ACTUALLY MAKE MORE MONEY
INCARCERATED, THE SHERIFF'S WIFE COULD ACTUALLY MAKE MORE MONEY THAN THE SHERIFF.
COULD ACTUALLY MAKE MORE MONEY THAN THE SHERIFF. IN THE BACK ARE TWO FLOORS OF
THAN THE SHERIFF. IN THE BACK ARE TWO FLOORS OF IDENTICAL CELLS, EACH MEASURING
IN THE BACK ARE TWO FLOORS OF IDENTICAL CELLS, EACH MEASURING EIGHT FEET SQUARE.
IDENTICAL CELLS, EACH MEASURING EIGHT FEET SQUARE. THERE WAS NO PRIVACY.
EIGHT FEET SQUARE. THERE WAS NO PRIVACY. THE ROWS FACED EACH OTHER, AND
THERE WAS NO PRIVACY. THE ROWS FACED EACH OTHER, AND THERE WAS NO SOLID BACK.
THE ROWS FACED EACH OTHER, AND THERE WAS NO SOLID BACK. NOTICE THERE WERE NO LOCKS ON
THERE WAS NO SOLID BACK. NOTICE THERE WERE NO LOCKS ON THE DOORS.
NOTICE THERE WERE NO LOCKS ON THE DOORS. THEY WERE OPERATED BY SERIES OF
THE DOORS. THEY WERE OPERATED BY SERIES OF LEVERS IN THE FRONT OF THE CELL
THEY WERE OPERATED BY SERIES OF LEVERS IN THE FRONT OF THE CELL BLOCK.
LEVERS IN THE FRONT OF THE CELL BLOCK. THE MAXIMUM STAY HERE WAS 364
BLOCK. THE MAXIMUM STAY HERE WAS 364 DAYS.
THE MAXIMUM STAY HERE WAS 364 DAYS. THAT'S BECAUSE STATE LAW
DAYS. THAT'S BECAUSE STATE LAW PROHIBITED A STAY OF LONGER THAN
THAT'S BECAUSE STATE LAW PROHIBITED A STAY OF LONGER THAN ONE YEAR IN A COUNTY FACILITY.
PROHIBITED A STAY OF LONGER THAN ONE YEAR IN A COUNTY FACILITY. SO JUDGES GOT AROUND THAT BY
ONE YEAR IN A COUNTY FACILITY. SO JUDGES GOT AROUND THAT BY ISSUING CONSECUTIVE 364'S, SO
SO JUDGES GOT AROUND THAT BY ISSUING CONSECUTIVE 364'S, SO THE PRISONER WOULD BE RELEASED
ISSUING CONSECUTIVE 364'S, SO THE PRISONER WOULD BE RELEASED FOR ONE DAY AND BROUGHT BACK TO
THE PRISONER WOULD BE RELEASED FOR ONE DAY AND BROUGHT BACK TO SERVE THE NEXT SENTENCE.
FOR ONE DAY AND BROUGHT BACK TO SERVE THE NEXT SENTENCE. MOST OF THE CRIMES PUNISHED HERE
SERVE THE NEXT SENTENCE. MOST OF THE CRIMES PUNISHED HERE WERE FOR THINGS LIKE THEFT,
MOST OF THE CRIMES PUNISHED HERE WERE FOR THINGS LIKE THEFT, FIGHTING, AND COMMON
WERE FOR THINGS LIKE THEFT, FIGHTING, AND COMMON DRUNKENNESS.
FIGHTING, AND COMMON DRUNKENNESS. BUT IN 1927, NATIONAL ATTENTION
DRUNKENNESS. BUT IN 1927, NATIONAL ATTENTION FOCUSED ON THIS JAIL WHEN THE
BUT IN 1927, NATIONAL ATTENTION FOCUSED ON THIS JAIL WHEN THE FAMOUS BOOTLEGGER GANGSTER AND
FOCUSED ON THIS JAIL WHEN THE FAMOUS BOOTLEGGER GANGSTER AND MURDERER CHARLIE BURGER WAS
FAMOUS BOOTLEGGER GANGSTER AND MURDERER CHARLIE BURGER WAS ADMITTED.
MURDERER CHARLIE BURGER WAS ADMITTED. TODAY, CHARM I IS A LOCAL
ADMITTED. TODAY, CHARM I IS A LOCAL LEGEND, A KIND OF ROBIN HOOD
TODAY, CHARM I IS A LOCAL LEGEND, A KIND OF ROBIN HOOD LEGEND WHO WAS QUICK TO HELP
LEGEND, A KIND OF ROBIN HOOD LEGEND WHO WAS QUICK TO HELP PEOPLE IN TROUBLE, WITH
LEGEND WHO WAS QUICK TO HELP PEOPLE IN TROUBLE, WITH CONTRIBUTIONS OF FOOD, MONEY OR
PEOPLE IN TROUBLE, WITH CONTRIBUTIONS OF FOOD, MONEY OR COAL.
CONTRIBUTIONS OF FOOD, MONEY OR COAL. BUT HE HAD A QUICK TEMPER, HAD A
COAL. BUT HE HAD A QUICK TEMPER, HAD A PERSON TO FEAR, AND LEFT A
BUT HE HAD A QUICK TEMPER, HAD A PERSON TO FEAR, AND LEFT A SCATTERING OF BODIES.
PERSON TO FEAR, AND LEFT A SCATTERING OF BODIES. BESIDE BOOTLEGGING, HE ALSO RAN
SCATTERING OF BODIES. BESIDE BOOTLEGGING, HE ALSO RAN AN AUTOMOBILE THEFT RING,
BESIDE BOOTLEGGING, HE ALSO RAN AN AUTOMOBILE THEFT RING, GAMBLING ORGANIZATION,
AN AUTOMOBILE THEFT RING, GAMBLING ORGANIZATION, PROSTITUTION, AND HE ORGANIZED
GAMBLING ORGANIZATION, PROSTITUTION, AND HE ORGANIZED ANIMAL FIGHTS.
PROSTITUTION, AND HE ORGANIZED ANIMAL FIGHTS. BUT TROUBLE REALLY EXPLODED WHEN
ANIMAL FIGHTS. BUT TROUBLE REALLY EXPLODED WHEN HE BROKE AWAY THERE HIS
BUT TROUBLE REALLY EXPLODED WHEN HE BROKE AWAY THERE HIS PARTNERS, THE NOTORIOUS SHELLTON
HE BROKE AWAY THERE HIS PARTNERS, THE NOTORIOUS SHELLTON BROTHERS.
PARTNERS, THE NOTORIOUS SHELLTON BROTHERS. THAT BEGAN A VICIOUS FIGHT FOR
BROTHERS. THAT BEGAN A VICIOUS FIGHT FOR CONTROL IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
THAT BEGAN A VICIOUS FIGHT FOR CONTROL IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS WHICH ENDED WITH THE SHELLTON'S
CONTROL IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS WHICH ENDED WITH THE SHELLTON'S IN LEVENWORTH, AND CHARLIE IN
WHICH ENDED WITH THE SHELLTON'S IN LEVENWORTH, AND CHARLIE IN THIS JAIL.
IN LEVENWORTH, AND CHARLIE IN THIS JAIL. CHARLIE KNEW THE CHARGES
THIS JAIL. CHARLIE KNEW THE CHARGES WOULDN'T STICK UNTIL SOMETHING
CHARLIE KNEW THE CHARGES WOULDN'T STICK UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENED BEHIND THIS CLOSED
THIS WAS CHARLIE BURGER'S CELL. WHEN HE WAS ARRESTED, HE WAS SO IN FEAR OF HIS LIFE,HE CONVINCED
WHEN HE WAS ARRESTED, HE WAS SO IN FEAR OF HIS LIFE,HE CONVINCED THE AUTHORITIES TO ALLOW HIM TO
IN FEAR OF HIS LIFE,HE CONVINCED THE AUTHORITIES TO ALLOW HIM TO KEEP A LOADED MACHINE GUN IN HIS
THE AUTHORITIES TO ALLOW HIM TO KEEP A LOADED MACHINE GUN IN HIS CELL FOR THE FIRST WEEK.
KEEP A LOADED MACHINE GUN IN HIS CELL FOR THE FIRST WEEK. CHARLIE DID HAVE REASON TO BE
CELL FOR THE FIRST WEEK. CHARLIE DID HAVE REASON TO BE AFRAID.
CHARLIE DID HAVE REASON TO BE AFRAID. DIRECTLY BELOW HIS CELL, BEHIND
AFRAID. DIRECTLY BELOW HIS CELL, BEHIND THIS DOOR, ONE OF HIS GANG
DIRECTLY BELOW HIS CELL, BEHIND THIS DOOR, ONE OF HIS GANG MEMBERS WAS SINGING.
THIS DOOR, ONE OF HIS GANG MEMBERS WAS SINGING. HE IMPLICATED BURGER IN THE
MEMBERS WAS SINGING. HE IMPLICATED BURGER IN THE *** OF JOE ADAMS, THE MAYOR
HE IMPLICATED BURGER IN THE *** OF JOE ADAMS, THE MAYOR OF A NEARBY TOWN WHO WAS ALSO AN
*** OF JOE ADAMS, THE MAYOR OF A NEARBY TOWN WHO WAS ALSO AN ALLY OF THE SHELLTON BROTHERS.
OF A NEARBY TOWN WHO WAS ALSO AN ALLY OF THE SHELLTON BROTHERS. BURGER WAS FOUND GUILTY AND
ALLY OF THE SHELLTON BROTHERS. BURGER WAS FOUND GUILTY AND SENTENCED TO DIE.
BURGER WAS FOUND GUILTY AND SENTENCED TO DIE. AT THAT TIME, IN ILLINOIS, THE
SENTENCED TO DIE. AT THAT TIME, IN ILLINOIS, THE METHOD OF EXECUTION WAS THE
AT THAT TIME, IN ILLINOIS, THE METHOD OF EXECUTION WAS THE ELECTRIC CHAIR.
METHOD OF EXECUTION WAS THE ELECTRIC CHAIR. UNFORTUNATELY FOR BURGER, HE WAS
ELECTRIC CHAIR. UNFORTUNATELY FOR BURGER, HE WAS TO BE EXECUTED USING THE METHOD
UNFORTUNATELY FOR BURGER, HE WAS TO BE EXECUTED USING THE METHOD IN USE AT THE TIME OF THE CRIME.
TO BE EXECUTED USING THE METHOD IN USE AT THE TIME OF THE CRIME. THAT WAS HANGING.
AMONG THE PICTURES ON DISPLAY ARE SEVERAL SHOWING THE STOCKADE THAT WAS ERECTED AROUND THE JAIL
ARE SEVERAL SHOWING THE STOCKADE THAT WAS ERECTED AROUND THE JAIL TO PREVENT A RESCUE ATTEMPT.
THAT WAS ERECTED AROUND THE JAIL TO PREVENT A RESCUE ATTEMPT. TICKETS TO ENTER THE EN CLOSURE
TO PREVENT A RESCUE ATTEMPT. TICKETS TO ENTER THE EN CLOSURE WERE GIVEN TO A HUNDRED MEN WHO
TICKETS TO ENTER THE EN CLOSURE WERE GIVEN TO A HUNDRED MEN WHO WERE DEPOSITION ADVERTISED.
WERE GIVEN TO A HUNDRED MEN WHO WERE DEPOSITION ADVERTISED. OUTSIDE HIS -- WHO WERE
WERE DEPOSITION ADVERTISED. OUTSIDE HIS -- WHO WERE DEPUTIZED.
OUTSIDE HIS -- WHO WERE DEPUTIZED. THIS IS WHERE HE SPOKE HIS FINAL
DEPUTIZED. THIS IS WHERE HE SPOKE HIS FINAL WORLDS "IT IS A BEAUTIFUL WORLD
THIS IS WHERE HE SPOKE HIS FINAL WORLDS "IT IS A BEAUTIFUL WORLD THE" AT 9:48 IN THE MORNING, THE
WORLDS "IT IS A BEAUTIFUL WORLD THE" AT 9:48 IN THE MORNING, THE TRAP DOOR WAS SPRUNG.
THE" AT 9:48 IN THE MORNING, THE TRAP DOOR WAS SPRUNG. 19 MINUTES LATER, CHARLIE BURGER
TRAP DOOR WAS SPRUNG. 19 MINUTES LATER, CHARLIE BURGER WAS DEAD.
19 MINUTES LATER, CHARLIE BURGER WAS DEAD. IT WAS THE LAST LEGAL HANGING IN
WAS DEAD. IT WAS THE LAST LEGAL HANGING IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
IT WAS THE LAST LEGAL HANGING IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. TODAY VISITORS CAN SEE THE ROPE
THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. TODAY VISITORS CAN SEE THE ROPE AND NOOSE PLACED AROUND HIS
TODAY VISITORS CAN SEE THE ROPE AND NOOSE PLACED AROUND HIS NECK, ALONG WITH THE HANDCUFFS.
AND NOOSE PLACED AROUND HIS NECK, ALONG WITH THE HANDCUFFS. THERE WAS A COPY OF THE BOOK
NECK, ALONG WITH THE HANDCUFFS. THERE WAS A COPY OF THE BOOK SOLD "RECOUNTING THE GANGSTER'S
THERE WAS A COPY OF THE BOOK SOLD "RECOUNTING THE GANGSTER'S FALL."
SOLD "RECOUNTING THE GANGSTER'S FALL." THERE WAS THE KEY TO BURGER'S
FALL." THERE WAS THE KEY TO BURGER'S CELL WHERE HE SPENT THE LAST
THERE WAS THE KEY TO BURGER'S CELL WHERE HE SPENT THE LAST YEAR OF HIS LIFE.
CELL WHERE HE SPENT THE LAST YEAR OF HIS LIFE. ALSO ON DISPLAY IS A TELEPHONE
YEAR OF HIS LIFE. ALSO ON DISPLAY IS A TELEPHONE BOOTH FROM THE COURTHOUSE WHERE
ALSO ON DISPLAY IS A TELEPHONE BOOTH FROM THE COURTHOUSE WHERE BURGER'S TRIAL WAS HELD.
BOOTH FROM THE COURTHOUSE WHERE BURGER'S TRIAL WAS HELD. INSIDE IS A PRISON LOGBOOK WHICH
BURGER'S TRIAL WAS HELD. INSIDE IS A PRISON LOGBOOK WHICH NOTES EACH PRISONER ARE HIS
INSIDE IS A PRISON LOGBOOK WHICH NOTES EACH PRISONER ARE HIS CRIME, AND HIS PUNISHMENT,
NOTES EACH PRISONER ARE HIS CRIME, AND HIS PUNISHMENT, ACROSS CHARLIE'S NAME IS WRITTEN
CRIME, AND HIS PUNISHMENT, ACROSS CHARLIE'S NAME IS WRITTEN "HANGED BY THE NECK UNTIL DEAD,
ACROSS CHARLIE'S NAME IS WRITTEN "HANGED BY THE NECK UNTIL DEAD, DEAD, DEAD."
>> WELCOME BACK TO THE FRANKLIN COUNTY JAIL MUSEUM IN BENTON WHERE THERE ARE TWO ROOMS
COUNTY JAIL MUSEUM IN BENTON WHERE THERE ARE TWO ROOMS DEDICATED TO THIS AREA'S MOST
WHERE THERE ARE TWO ROOMS DEDICATED TO THIS AREA'S MOST FAMOUS RESIDENT.
DEDICATED TO THIS AREA'S MOST FAMOUS RESIDENT. HE WAS A CIVIL WAR EN GENERAL,
FAMOUS RESIDENT. HE WAS A CIVIL WAR EN GENERAL, CANDIDATE FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
HE WAS A CIVIL WAR EN GENERAL, CANDIDATE FOR VICE PRESIDENT, AND HE IS CREDITED WITH KEEPING
CANDIDATE FOR VICE PRESIDENT, AND HE IS CREDITED WITH KEEPING SOUTHERN ILLINOIS IN THE UNION.
AND HE IS CREDITED WITH KEEPING SOUTHERN ILLINOIS IN THE UNION. HIS NAME, OF COURSE, IS JOHN A
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS IN THE UNION. HIS NAME, OF COURSE, IS JOHN A LOGAN.
HIS NAME, OF COURSE, IS JOHN A LOGAN. HERE IS A PICTURE OF THE HOME HE
LOGAN. HERE IS A PICTURE OF THE HOME HE AND HIS BRIDE MOVED INTO.
HERE IS A PICTURE OF THE HOME HE AND HIS BRIDE MOVED INTO. THE PICTURE WAS TAKEN IN 1930
AND HIS BRIDE MOVED INTO. THE PICTURE WAS TAKEN IN 1930 BEFORE THE HOUSE WAS TORN DOWN.
THE PICTURE WAS TAKEN IN 1930 BEFORE THE HOUSE WAS TORN DOWN. THIS CHAIR IS FROM THAT HOUSE.
BEFORE THE HOUSE WAS TORN DOWN. THIS CHAIR IS FROM THAT HOUSE. THE LEGS WERE CUT OFF BY LOGAN
THIS CHAIR IS FROM THAT HOUSE. THE LEGS WERE CUT OFF BY LOGAN TO ACCOMMODATE HIS YOUNG
THE LEGS WERE CUT OFF BY LOGAN TO ACCOMMODATE HIS YOUNG DAUGHTER.
TO ACCOMMODATE HIS YOUNG DAUGHTER. HERE IS THE SWORD HE WORE DURING
DAUGHTER. HERE IS THE SWORD HE WORE DURING THE WAR WHICH HE LATER GAVE TO A
HERE IS THE SWORD HE WORE DURING THE WAR WHICH HE LATER GAVE TO A FRIEND.
THE WAR WHICH HE LATER GAVE TO A FRIEND. JOHN LOGAN IS PROBABLY BEST
FRIEND. JOHN LOGAN IS PROBABLY BEST KNOWN FOR ISSUING GENERAL ORDER
JOHN LOGAN IS PROBABLY BEST KNOWN FOR ISSUING GENERAL ORDER NUMBER 11 IN 1868 WHICH
KNOWN FOR ISSUING GENERAL ORDER NUMBER 11 IN 1868 WHICH ESTABLISHED DECORATION DAY AS A
NUMBER 11 IN 1868 WHICH ESTABLISHED DECORATION DAY AS A NATIONAL HOLIDAY, A DAY FOR
ESTABLISHED DECORATION DAY AS A NATIONAL HOLIDAY, A DAY FOR DECORATING THE GRAVES OF CIVIL
NATIONAL HOLIDAY, A DAY FOR DECORATING THE GRAVES OF CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS.
DECORATING THE GRAVES OF CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS. TODAY, WE CALL IT MEMORIAL DAY.
WAR SOLDIERS. TODAY, WE CALL IT MEMORIAL DAY. AFTER THE WAR TO HELP SUPPLEMENT
TODAY, WE CALL IT MEMORIAL DAY. AFTER THE WAR TO HELP SUPPLEMENT HIS INCOME AS A POLITICIAN, HE
AFTER THE WAR TO HELP SUPPLEMENT HIS INCOME AS A POLITICIAN, HE BEGAN SPECULATING IN AREA COAL
HIS INCOME AS A POLITICIAN, HE BEGAN SPECULATING IN AREA COAL MINES ON DISPLAY ARE SOME OF THE
BEGAN SPECULATING IN AREA COAL MINES ON DISPLAY ARE SOME OF THE LETTERS HE WROTE IN OFFICE
MINES ON DISPLAY ARE SOME OF THE LETTERS HE WROTE IN OFFICE REGARDING LAND HE PURCHASED IN
LETTERS HE WROTE IN OFFICE REGARDING LAND HE PURCHASED IN FRANKLIN COUNTY.
REGARDING LAND HE PURCHASED IN FRANKLIN COUNTY. NEXT TO THE LOGAN ROOMS IS THIS
FRANKLIN COUNTY. NEXT TO THE LOGAN ROOMS IS THIS ONE WHICH CONTAINS 1963 CONTROL
NEXT TO THE LOGAN ROOMS IS THIS ONE WHICH CONTAINS 1963 CONTROL ROOM EQUIPMENT FROM LOCAL RADIO
ONE WHICH CONTAINS 1963 CONTROL ROOM EQUIPMENT FROM LOCAL RADIO STATION.
ROOM EQUIPMENT FROM LOCAL RADIO STATION. WHILE IT COULD BE SAID THAT
STATION. WHILE IT COULD BE SAID THAT LOGAN PREVENTED A SOUTHERN
WHILE IT COULD BE SAID THAT LOGAN PREVENTED A SOUTHERN INVASION, THIS STUDIO HELPED TO
LOGAN PREVENTED A SOUTHERN INVASION, THIS STUDIO HELPED TO START AN INVASION FROM OVERSEAS.
INVASION, THIS STUDIO HELPED TO START AN INVASION FROM OVERSEAS. BEFORE ALMOST ANYONE OUTSIDE OF
START AN INVASION FROM OVERSEAS. BEFORE ALMOST ANYONE OUTSIDE OF ENGLAND HAD HEARD OF THE BAIT
BEFORE ALMOST ANYONE OUTSIDE OF ENGLAND HAD HEARD OF THE BAIT ALS, GEORGE HARRISON CAME TO
ENGLAND HAD HEARD OF THE BAIT ALS, GEORGE HARRISON CAME TO BENTON TO VISIT HIS SISTER.
ALS, GEORGE HARRISON CAME TO BENTON TO VISIT HIS SISTER. SHE HAD MARRIED AN MERGE
BENTON TO VISIT HIS SISTER. SHE HAD MARRIED AN MERGE ENGINEER WHO HAD TAKEN A JOB
SHE HAD MARRIED AN MERGE ENGINEER WHO HAD TAKEN A JOB WITH THE COAL COMPANY IN THIS
ENGINEER WHO HAD TAKEN A JOB WITH THE COAL COMPANY IN THIS AREA.
WITH THE COAL COMPANY IN THIS AREA. DURING HIS THREE WEEK VISIT, SHE
AREA. DURING HIS THREE WEEK VISIT, SHE TOOK HIM TO WFRX IN WEST
DURING HIS THREE WEEK VISIT, SHE TOOK HIM TO WFRX IN WEST FRANKFORT TO PLAY THE GROUP'S
TOOK HIM TO WFRX IN WEST FRANKFORT TO PLAY THE GROUP'S LATEST SINGLE "FROM ME TO YOU."
FRANKFORT TO PLAY THE GROUP'S LATEST SINGLE "FROM ME TO YOU." IT WAS ON ON ONE OF THESE TURN
LATEST SINGLE "FROM ME TO YOU." IT WAS ON ON ONE OF THESE TURN TABES TABLES THAT THE FIRST
IT WAS ON ON ONE OF THESE TURN TABES TABLES THAT THE FIRST BEATLES FM SONG WAS PLAYED.
TABES TABLES THAT THE FIRST BEATLES FM SONG WAS PLAYED. AT THE TIME HE WAS ALSO
BEATLES FM SONG WAS PLAYED. AT THE TIME HE WAS ALSO INTERVIEWED AT THIS TABLE USING
AT THE TIME HE WAS ALSO INTERVIEWED AT THIS TABLE USING THIS MICROPHONE BY THE DAUGHTER
INTERVIEWED AT THIS TABLE USING THIS MICROPHONE BY THE DAUGHTER OF THE STATION'S OWNER.
THIS MICROPHONE BY THE DAUGHTER OF THE STATION'S OWNER. AND WHILE IN THE AREA, HE
OF THE STATION'S OWNER. AND WHILE IN THE AREA, HE SATURDAY IN WITH THE LOCAL
AND WHILE IN THE AREA, HE SATURDAY IN WITH THE LOCAL GROUP
SATURDAY IN WITH THE LOCAL GROUP CALLED THE FOUR VESTS AT NEARBY
GROUP CALLED THE FOUR VESTS AT NEARBY VFW HALL.
CALLED THE FOUR VESTS AT NEARBY VFW HALL. GEORGE BROUGHT BOUGHT ONE OF THE
VFW HALL. GEORGE BROUGHT BOUGHT ONE OF THE BAND MEMBERS RICK ENERGY TAR.
GEORGE BROUGHT BOUGHT ONE OF THE BAND MEMBERS RICK ENERGY TAR. HE WAS SO IMPRESSED HE BOUGHT
BAND MEMBERS RICK ENERGY TAR. HE WAS SO IMPRESSED HE BOUGHT ONE FOR HIMSELF.
HE WAS SO IMPRESSED HE BOUGHT ONE FOR HIMSELF. THAT INSTRUMENT CK HEARD ON BAIT
ONE FOR HIMSELF. THAT INSTRUMENT CK HEARD ON BAIT AISLES RECORDS INCLUDING "HARD
THAT INSTRUMENT CK HEARD ON BAIT AISLES RECORDS INCLUDING "HARD DAYS NIGHT" ACROSS FROM THE
AISLES RECORDS INCLUDING "HARD DAYS NIGHT" ACROSS FROM THE HARRISON EXHIBIT IS A BEDROOM
DAYS NIGHT" ACROSS FROM THE HARRISON EXHIBIT IS A BEDROOM USED IN 1954 BY THE SON OF
HARRISON EXHIBIT IS A BEDROOM USED IN 1954 BY THE SON OF SHERIFF COLLINS.
USED IN 1954 BY THE SON OF SHERIFF COLLINS. TODAY IT IS BEING TURNED INTO
SHERIFF COLLINS. TODAY IT IS BEING TURNED INTO DISPLAY ERA COMMEMORATING THE
TODAY IT IS BEING TURNED INTO DISPLAY ERA COMMEMORATING THE ERA OF MILLION DOUG COLLINS.
DISPLAY ERA COMMEMORATING THE ERA OF MILLION DOUG COLLINS. HE PLAYED ON THE 1972 OLYMPIC
ERA OF MILLION DOUG COLLINS. HE PLAYED ON THE 1972 OLYMPIC TEAM BEING WAS THE FIRST ROUND
HE PLAYED ON THE 1972 OLYMPIC TEAM BEING WAS THE FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICK PHILADELPHIA 76ERS IN
TEAM BEING WAS THE FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICK PHILADELPHIA 76ERS IN 1973.
DRAFT PICK PHILADELPHIA 76ERS IN 1973. HE WAS A FOUR TIME ALL STAR WHO
1973. HE WAS A FOUR TIME ALL STAR WHO LATER BECAME HEAD COACH OF THE
HE WAS A FOUR TIME ALL STAR WHO LATER BECAME HEAD COACH OF THE CHICAGO BULLS AND THEN THE
LATER BECAME HEAD COACH OF THE CHICAGO BULLS AND THEN THE DETROIT PISTONS.
CHICAGO BULLS AND THEN THE DETROIT PISTONS. ON DISPLAY IS HIS PHILADELPHIA
DETROIT PISTONS. ON DISPLAY IS HIS PHILADELPHIA WARM UP SUIT FROM 1976 AND HIS
ON DISPLAY IS HIS PHILADELPHIA WARM UP SUIT FROM 1976 AND HIS SIGNATURE WHICH HE LEFT ON THE
WARM UP SUIT FROM 1976 AND HIS SIGNATURE WHICH HE LEFT ON THE WALL DURING A RECENT VISIT.
SIGNATURE WHICH HE LEFT ON THE WALL DURING A RECENT VISIT. OUTSIDE EMBEDDED IN THE OAK TREE
WALL DURING A RECENT VISIT. OUTSIDE EMBEDDED IN THE OAK TREE IS AN OLD RUSTED HOOP WHERE HE
OUTSIDE EMBEDDED IN THE OAK TREE IS AN OLD RUSTED HOOP WHERE HE USED TO PRACTICE IN THE EVENING.
WELCOME BACK TO BENTON WHERE A COUPLE OF BLOCKS FROM THE JAIL MUSEUM IS THIS DEVELOPING SITE.
COUPLE OF BLOCKS FROM THE JAIL MUSEUM IS THIS DEVELOPING SITE. BUILT IN 1910, THIS BUILDING
MUSEUM IS THIS DEVELOPING SITE. BUILT IN 1910, THIS BUILDING HOWKED THE FIRST FORD -- HOUSED
BUILT IN 1910, THIS BUILDING HOWKED THE FIRST FORD -- HOUSED THE FIRST FORD FRANCHISE IN
HOWKED THE FIRST FORD -- HOUSED THE FIRST FORD FRANCHISE IN FRANKLIN COUNTY.
THE FIRST FORD FRANCHISE IN FRANKLIN COUNTY. HOUSES BURGER ITEMS AS WELL AS
FRANKLIN COUNTY. HOUSES BURGER ITEMS AS WELL AS AUTOMOBILES.
HOUSES BURGER ITEMS AS WELL AS AUTOMOBILES. INSIDE IS 1914 MODEL-T WITH GAS
AUTOMOBILES. INSIDE IS 1914 MODEL-T WITH GAS TANK UNDER THE DRIVERS'S SEAT.
INSIDE IS 1914 MODEL-T WITH GAS TANK UNDER THE DRIVERS'S SEAT. SINCE IT WAS GRAVITY FED, THESE
TANK UNDER THE DRIVERS'S SEAT. SINCE IT WAS GRAVITY FED, THESE CARS HAD TROUBLE GOING UP HILLS
SINCE IT WAS GRAVITY FED, THESE CARS HAD TROUBLE GOING UP HILLS UNLESS IT WAS DRIVEN BACKWARDS.
CARS HAD TROUBLE GOING UP HILLS UNLESS IT WAS DRIVEN BACKWARDS. TANK IN THIS 1926 MODEL IS UNDER
UNLESS IT WAS DRIVEN BACKWARDS. TANK IN THIS 1926 MODEL IS UNDER THE COWL IN THE ENGINE.
TANK IN THIS 1926 MODEL IS UNDER THE COWL IN THE ENGINE. THIS WAS THE HUB FOR FIVE OTHER
THE COWL IN THE ENGINE. THIS WAS THE HUB FOR FIVE OTHER DEALERS.
THIS WAS THE HUB FOR FIVE OTHER DEALERS. CARS WERE SHIPPED HERE BY RAIL
DEALERS. CARS WERE SHIPPED HERE BY RAIL IN CRATES STACKED ON END.
CARS WERE SHIPPED HERE BY RAIL IN CRATES STACKED ON END. AT THE STATION, THEY WERE
IN CRATES STACKED ON END. AT THE STATION, THEY WERE UNPACKED, TIRES WERE PUT ON,
AT THE STATION, THEY WERE UNPACKED, TIRES WERE PUT ON, THEY WERE DRIVEN HERE WHERE THE
UNPACKED, TIRES WERE PUT ON, THEY WERE DRIVEN HERE WHERE THE FENDERS AND ROOF WERE ATTACHED.
THEY WERE DRIVEN HERE WHERE THE FENDERS AND ROOF WERE ATTACHED. WHEN THE MUSEUM TOOK OVER THIS
FENDERS AND ROOF WERE ATTACHED. WHEN THE MUSEUM TOOK OVER THIS SITE, ALMOST ALL THE TOOLS AND
WHEN THE MUSEUM TOOK OVER THIS SITE, ALMOST ALL THE TOOLS AND SPARE PARTS WERE STILL HERE
SITE, ALMOST ALL THE TOOLS AND SPARE PARTS WERE STILL HERE AMONG THE EXTRA BELTS AND HOSES
SPARE PARTS WERE STILL HERE AMONG THE EXTRA BELTS AND HOSES THEY FOUND THESE UNUSED INSECT
AMONG THE EXTRA BELTS AND HOSES THEY FOUND THESE UNUSED INSECT SCREENS WITH PAPER WRAPPINGS
THEY FOUND THESE UNUSED INSECT SCREENS WITH PAPER WRAPPINGS STILL AROUND THEM.
SCREENS WITH PAPER WRAPPINGS STILL AROUND THEM. THIS BEAUTIFULLY RESTORED PICK
STILL AROUND THEM. THIS BEAUTIFULLY RESTORED PICK UP BELONGED TO CHARLIE BURGER IN
THIS BEAUTIFULLY RESTORED PICK UP BELONGED TO CHARLIE BURGER IN HIS PREPROHIBITION DAYS.
UP BELONGED TO CHARLIE BURGER IN HIS PREPROHIBITION DAYS. IT WAS ORIGINALLY FLATBED, AND
HIS PREPROHIBITION DAYS. IT WAS ORIGINALLY FLATBED, AND WOOD SIDES WERE ADDED DURING TES
IT WAS ORIGINALLY FLATBED, AND WOOD SIDES WERE ADDED DURING TES TORE RATION.
WOOD SIDES WERE ADDED DURING TES TORE RATION. THIS IS NOT ONLY BURG ARE ITEM
TORE RATION. THIS IS NOT ONLY BURG ARE ITEM AT THE SITE.
THIS IS NOT ONLY BURG ARE ITEM AT THE SITE. IN A CABINET IS DISPLAYED THE
AT THE SITE. IN A CABINET IS DISPLAYED THE HOMEMADE BULLET PROOF VEST
IN A CABINET IS DISPLAYED THE HOMEMADE BULLET PROOF VEST CHARLIE WORE AROUND TOWN.
HOMEMADE BULLET PROOF VEST CHARLIE WORE AROUND TOWN. HE CAN BE SEEN WEAR ING IT IN
CHARLIE WORE AROUND TOWN. HE CAN BE SEEN WEAR ING IT IN THIS PICTURE TAKEN OUTSIDE HIS
HE CAN BE SEEN WEAR ING IT IN THIS PICTURE TAKEN OUTSIDE HIS IN FA MULLS ROADHOUSE.
THIS PICTURE TAKEN OUTSIDE HIS IN FA MULLS ROADHOUSE. -- INFAMOUS ROADHOUSE.
IN FA MULLS ROADHOUSE. -- INFAMOUS ROADHOUSE. BENTON HAS BEEN THE HOME TO A
-- INFAMOUS ROADHOUSE. BENTON HAS BEEN THE HOME TO A NUMBER OF FAMOUS INDIVIDUALS,
BENTON HAS BEEN THE HOME TO A NUMBER OF FAMOUS INDIVIDUALS, AND EVEN HAD THE ROLE TO PLAY IN
NUMBER OF FAMOUS INDIVIDUALS, AND EVEN HAD THE ROLE TO PLAY IN THE BEATLE HISTORY.
AND EVEN HAD THE ROLE TO PLAY IN THE BEATLE HISTORY. JUST LIKE IN THIS GARAGE, IT IS
THE BEATLE HISTORY. JUST LIKE IN THIS GARAGE, IT IS HARD TO GET AWAY FROM THE
JUST LIKE IN THIS GARAGE, IT IS HARD TO GET AWAY FROM THE STORIES OF CHARLIE BURGER.
HARD TO GET AWAY FROM THE STORIES OF CHARLIE BURGER. FRANK LYNN COUNTY JAIL MUSEUM IS
STORIES OF CHARLIE BURGER. FRANK LYNN COUNTY JAIL MUSEUM IS HEADQUARTERS OF THE FRANKLIN
FRANK LYNN COUNTY JAIL MUSEUM IS HEADQUARTERS OF THE FRANKLIN COUNTY TOURISM BUREAU
HEADQUARTERS OF THE FRANKLIN COUNTY TOURISM BUREAU (618)439-0608.