John Wilkes Booth - Clinton, Maryland
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N 38° 45.879 W 076° 53.849
18S E 335144 N 4292369
The John Wilkes Booth marker is located next to Mary Surratt's Tavern in Clinton, MD on Brandywine Road.
Waymark Code: WMJA3C
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 10/17/2013
Views: 16
This location is one of the stops John Wilkes Booth made after his assassination of President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater in Washington D.C. on April 14th, 1865.
Marker Text:
The assassin of Lincoln stopped here at the house of Mrs. Surratt to secure ammunition on the night of April 14, 1865. He rode on to "T.B." and then to Dr. Mudd's who set his broken leg.
State Roads Commission
County (required): Prince George's County
Location (required): Along the walkway from the visitors center to the tavern.
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Marker Type (optional): Not listed
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