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Map shows the route John Wilkes Booth took after shooting Abraham Lincoln. It begins at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC and moves south through Maryland before crossing the Potomac River and ending in Virginia.

Extended Description

Maryland is shown as pale peach, Virginia a darker apricot color, the Potomac River as blue, and the path is indicated with red lines and arrows. Text and dates accompany each stop.

The red line begins at Ford’s Theatre, where text reads, "Lincoln shot 10:15 pm, April 14, 1865.” The first red line points south to Surratt Tavern, “Picked up weapons, Midnight April 14, 1865.” Next was the Home of Dr. Mudd, “Leg set, April 15, 1865” followed by Home of Samuel Cox, “Help sought, April 16, 1865.” A straight red line spans a short distance labeled, “Stayed in woods, April 16-21, 1865.” Then text near a leader line pointing to Home of Col. Hughes reads, “Landed here mistakenly, having gone upriver rather than across to Virginia, April 22, 1865.”

Now actually across the river, Booth traveled to Lucas’ Farm, “Slept in cabin, April 23, 1865.” The line concludes at Garrett’s Farm near the bottom left corner of the map, where text reads, “Arrived April 24, 1865, Killed April 26, 1865.”

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A scale in the top left corner of the map measures distances of 10 and 20 kilometers and 10 and 20 miles.