In the 1870s, during the stiflingly hot summer months, who did the residents of Stratford go to when they needed some cold ice? To Mr. Ben Sleet of course (and yes that was his real name). Benjamin Sleet was one of Stratford’s many entrepreneurial citizens during the mid to late 1800s. Born into slavery in…
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