Join us at Green Mount Ceme
tery to discover the tangled history of John Wilke
s Booth\, Baltimore\, and the plots to kidnap and
assassinate Abraham Lincoln. We’ll trace Booth’s c
hildhood on Exeter Street and how he followed his
Shakespearean-trained father’s footsteps into the
theater world. We’ll get to know Booth–the womaniz
er\, the white supremacist\, and the presidential
assassin. We’ll also revisit major events of the C
ivil War\, including the Pratt Street Riots and th
e surrender at Appomattox\, and how they influence
d the conspirators’ actions leading up to the day
Booth murdered Lincoln.
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\n As we wal
k\, you’ll hear about the events of the fateful da
y and the fates of the Booth’s co-conspirators. An
d of course\, we’ll see the unmarked burial site o
f Booth and the graves of two of his co-conspirato
rs. We hope you’ll walk to the grounds of Green Mo
unt Cemetery with us to discover this poignant his
tory in a whole new light.
Accessi
bility: Although there are some paved pathways\, w
e will be walking over mostly uneven grassy terrai
n and cobblestones.
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DESCRIPTION:Join us at Green Mount Cemetery to discover the ta ngled history of John Wilkes Booth\, Baltimore\, a nd the plots to kidnap and assassinate Abraham Lin coln. We’ll trace Booth’s childhood on Exeter Stre et and how he followed his Shakespearean-trained f ather’s footsteps into the theater world. We’ll ge t to know Booth–the womanizer\, the white supremac ist\, and the presidential assassin. We’ll also re visit major events of the Civil War\, including th e Pratt Street Riots and the surrender at Appomatt ox\, and how they influenced the conspirators’ act ions leading up to the day Booth murdered Lincoln. \n \n \n \n As we walk\, you’ll hear about the eve nts of the fateful day and the fates of the Booth’ s co-conspirators. And of course\, we’ll see the u nmarked burial site of Booth and the graves of two of his co-conspirators. We hope you’ll walk to th e grounds of Green Mount Cemetery with us to disco ver this poignant history in a whole new light.\n \n \n \n Accessibility: Although there are some pa ved pathways\, we will be walking over mostly unev en grassy terrain and cobblestones.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CATEGORIES:Tour - Behind the Scenes CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=America/New_York:20261121T093000 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261121T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261121T113000 LOCATION:1501 Greenmount Avenue\n Baltimore\, 21202\n URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=1145 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR