Rich Hill
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Don.Morfe
N 38° 28.224 W 076° 57.984
18S E 328456 N 4259840
Rich Hill-Mid-18th century farm house (with alterations after 1800) was home of Col. Samuel Cox.
Waymark Code: WM11HX9
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 10/29/2019
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Rich Hill-Mid-18th century farm house (with alterations after 1800) was home of Col. Samuel Cox. This southern sympathizer fed and sheltered fugitives John Wilkes Booth and David E. Herold before dawn on Easter Sunday, April 16, 1865 following Booth's assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Booth and Herold hid in woods until night of April 21, when Cox's foster brother, Thomas A. Jones, helped them escape across the Potomac to Virginia.
Erected by Maryland Historical Society.
County (required): Charles County
Location (required): Marker is on Bel Alton Newtown Road.
More info about the site/marker (optional):
Marker is on the left when traveling east. Marker is in this post office area: Bel Alton MD 20611
Marker Type (optional): Not listed
Website for more info (optional): Not listed
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