John Wilkes Booth
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Markerman62
N 38° 27.735 W 076° 59.240
18S E 326610 N 4258975
Located near the Pine Thicket
Waymark Code: WM14Q1K
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 08/08/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
Views: 3

John Wilkes Booth and his accomplice Harold hid in a thick woods on Samuel Cox's farm. (One Mile North >--->) for several days before escaping to Virginia after Lincoln's assassination April 14, 1865.

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County (required): Charles County

Location (required): On Bel Alton Newtown Road and Fairground Road, Bel Alton

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