Assassin's End

Assassin's End (HM1QXN)

Location: Port Royal, VA 22535 Caroline County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 8.39', W 77° 13.723'

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This is the site of Locust Hill, Richard Henry Garrett's farm. Early on the morning of 26 April 1865, a 16th New York Cavalry detachment cornered John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, and his co-conspirator, John E. Harold, as the two men slept in Garrett's tobacco barn. Harold gave himself up, but Booth refused to surrender. The barn was set on fire, and Sgt. Boston Corbett shot the assassin, still inside. Booth was laid on the porch of the Garrett house and died about sunrise. The house and barn stood a short distance from this spot.
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HM NumberHM1QXN
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Marker NumberEP-20
Year Placed2014
Placed ByDepartment of Historic Resources
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, March 4th, 2016 at 1:02pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 304684 N 4223676
Decimal Degrees38.13983333, -77.22871667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 8.39', W 77° 13.723'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 8' 23.4" N, 77° 13' 43.38" W
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Area Code(s)804
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near A P Hill Blvd, Port Royal VA 22535, US
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