Sites Associated with Lincoln鈥檚 Assassination, Washington D.C., USA

At 10:15 pm on this date 159 years ago, the audience at Ford鈥檚 Theater in Washington, DC erupted in laughter. John Wilkes Booth, a 26-year-old actor, seized on the noise to enter the Presidential box undetected. There he shot Abraham Lincoln, seated alongside his wife and two guests, in front of 1,500 witnesses. The new Apple TV series, Manhunt, dramatizes the events of Good Friday, April 14, 1865, and the efforts to capture Booth. It also got me wondering which sites associated with Lincoln鈥檚 assassination are still standing.

So I did some research. And of course I jumped in the car to spend a couple of days following in the footsteps of Lincoln, Booth, and their contemporaries. I found several key, historic buildings open to the public and learned some fascinating details along the way. (Be sure to see the photo gallery below.)

For example, artifacts from the assassination are scattered among several institutions. The topcoat and hat Lincoln wore to Ford鈥檚 Theater are housed in the Smithsonian鈥檚 Museum of American History. But the Library of Congress has the contents of his pockets. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: Sites Associated with Lincoln鈥檚 Assassination
Guide Location: USA » Washington D.C.
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: David Dummer
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:

Museum of American History
Ford鈥檚 Theater
Surratt鈥檚 Boarding House
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