Lincoln Legacy and Legend
President Abraham Lincoln, our sixteenth President, led our country through the Civil War, only to be assassinated less than a week after the war ended, making him our first President to be assassinated. He was elected President in 1860 and re-elected in 1864. The Lincoln Memorial serves as a lasting monument to his character and strength. Listed below are a number of sites in Washington, DC, that are associated with Lincoln's presidency and assassination.
Ford's Theatre/Petersen House Ford's Theatre and museum: 9am-5pm daily; closed December 25
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![]() The site of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in April of 1865 has been open to the public since 1968. The building itself has a colorful history, having started as a Baptist church. After Lincoln’s assassination, the theatre was closed, but served intermittently as a museum, office space and storage facility. A restoration effort started in 1954 brought the theatre back, and theatrical events still performed on its stage. At the museum located in the theatre, you will find artifacts related to the assassination, including the gun and knife used by John Wilkes Booth in the attack.
This Landmark on the National Register of Historic Places is considered one of the most intact late-Victorian homes. It was built in the 1880s by German immigrant and local brewer Christian Heurich (HI-rick), who ran his brewery until his death at 102-1/2. |
Garrett Farm Home Site Median strip on Virginia Highway 301, south of Port Royal |
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Lincoln Memorial West End, National Mall, Washington, DC |
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Lincoln's Cottage 140 Rock Creek Church Rd, NW, Soldier’s Home Grounds, Washington, DC November 1-March 31: 10am-3pm Monday-Saturday; 12-3pm Sunday April 1-October 31: 10am-4pm Monday-Saturday; 12-4pm Sunday Closed January 1, Thanksgiving, December 25Admission charged; advance purchase strongly recommended |
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Dr. Samuel A. Mudd House (301) 645-6870 14940 Hoffman Road, Waldorf, MD 20601-4359 April-November: 11am-4pm, Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays Admission charged |
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Surratt House and Tavern (301) 868-1121 9118 Brandywine Road, Clinton, MD 11am-3pm Thursdays, Fridays; 12-4pm Saturdays, Sundays; closed federal holidays Admission charged |
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