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The Long Walk that Wasn't So Long.....
04-17-2014, 10:40 AM
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RE: The Long Walk that Wasn't So Long.....
(04-16-2014 07:06 AM)BettyO Wrote:  I'm sure that Barry and John E probably know this - but according to the Burlington Free Press (VT), July 7, 1865, the walk from the prison door to the gallows was only "2 Rods" or according to conversion, about 33 feet!

Certainly NOT the long mile that was shown in Redford's 2011 The Conspirator....

I got "The Conspirator" on DVD two or three years ago, but believe it or not I haven't watched it. I just can't bring myself to do it. Sad
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