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| Ford's Theatre National Historic Site :- John Wilkes Booth, a popular actor, ended his full-time stage career in May of 1864. The Maryland native wanted to spend most of his time on his primary interest--supporting the Confederate States of America. Within months, Booth was working actively with Confederate partisans. A Plan to capture President Lincoln and exchange him for Confederate prisoners of war brought Booth into contact with Dr. Samuel Mudd, John Surratt, his mother Mary, Lewis Thorton Powell, David Herold, George Atzerodt, and others. This plan failed when on the day chosen for the capture, President Lincoln changed his plans and did not travel on the road where conspirators were waiting. Location: Ford's Theatre National Historic Site is located near the intersection of 10th and E streets in the northwest section of Washington, DC, a block north of the FBI building on Pennsylvania Ave. Description: On April 14, 1865, President Lincoln was shot while attending a show here at 511 Tenth Street, NW. He was carried across the street to the Petersen House, where he died the next morning. The museum beneath the theater contains portions of the Olroyd Collection of Lincolniana. Activities: Guided talks are given in the theater at 15 minutes after the hour, from 9:15am through 4:15pm (except for 12:00-2:00 pm). The Theater closes during matinees (normally held on Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays), but the Petersen Boarding House and the Lincoln Museum remain open. Operating Hours: Daily from 9am to 5pm; closed December 25. Ford's Theatre is an active theatre and may close temporarily with little notice, especially just before and after productions for rehearsals and set changes. History: Act of April 7, 1866, provided for purchase
of Ford's Theatre by Federal Government; designation changed to Lincoln
Museum on February 12, 1932; redesignated Ford's Theatre (Lincoln Museum)
on April 14, 1965. House Where Lincoln Died authorized on June 11, 1896.
Both areas combined as Ford's Theatre National Historic Site on June 23,
1970. |
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