Five Points
Five Points streets intersection painted by George Catlin in 1827 (Gabriele’s journal – January 21, 1991) (Nick’s narrative – May 5, 2022) When I found the story of the ragman hermit, I xeroxed the page from the reference book, another talisman to be added to my medicine bag. The city had been recently clearing homeless encampments, but I knew now the Hill was beyond its jurisdiction, belonging to a greater domain. The spirit of the ragman and hermit was its…