Cameron in Clinton County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Abraham Lincoln / John Wilkes Booth
Photographed By C Lintner, July 1, 2022
1. Abraham Lincoln side of the marker
Inscription.
Abraham Lincoln, also, John Wilkes Booth. .
Abraham Lincoln 1809 - 1865 16th President of the United States. In 1859, the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad was the first to cross Missouri. That same year a little-known attorney from Illinois was traveling through Missouri by train. When the train arrived here at Second and Walnut there was no fanfare, brass bands or proclamations since the passenger wasn’t a celebrity at the time. The little-known attorney was Abraham Lincoln. A few years later when a snowstorm stranded a small group of actors here, they were led by a man named John Wilkes Booth. Now we look back at the historical significance of these two men and realize their paths crossed in Cameron.,
John Wilkes Booth 1838 - 1865 American Stage Actor, Assassin of President Abraham Lincoln. In the frigid winter of 1863, a small group of traveling entertainers who had performed at Fort Leavenworth were attempting to return to the east coast. After spending a few blustery snowbound days in St. Joseph, they hired wagons to bring them east to catch a train in Breckenridge. On the way they stopped at the Cameron depot to rest overnight. Their leader was John Wilkes Booth. Three years earlier in August 1859 a little-known Illinois attorney named Abraham Lincoln had traveled through the same location. Now we look back at the historical significance of these two men and realize their paths crossed here at Second and Walnut Streets.
Abraham Lincoln
1809 - 1865
16th President of the United States
In 1859, the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad was the first to cross Missouri. That same year a little-known attorney from Illinois was traveling through Missouri by train. When the train arrived here at Second and Walnut there was no fanfare, brass bands or proclamations since the passenger wasn’t a celebrity at the time. The little-known attorney was Abraham Lincoln. A few years later when a snowstorm stranded a small group of actors here, they were led by a man named John Wilkes Booth. Now we look back at the historical significance of these two men and realize their paths crossed in Cameron.
John Wilkes Booth
1838 - 1865
American Stage Actor, Assassin of President Abraham Lincoln
In the frigid winter of 1863, a small group of traveling entertainers who had performed at Fort Leavenworth were attempting to return to the east coast. After spending a few blustery snowbound days in St. Joseph, they hired wagons to bring them east to catch a train in Breckenridge. On the way they stopped at the Cameron depot to rest overnight. Their leader was John Wilkes Booth. Three years earlier in August 1859 a little-known Illinois attorney named Abraham Lincoln had traveled through the same location. Now we
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look back at the historical significance of these two men and realize their paths crossed here at Second and Walnut Streets.
Erected 2022 by City of Cameron in conjunction with the Cameron Historical Society, a Paul Fiddick Project.
Location. 39° 44.413′ N, 94° 14.146′ W. Marker is in Cameron, Missouri, in Clinton County. Marker is at the intersection of North Walnut Street (Business Interstate 35) and East 2nd Street, on the left when traveling south on North Walnut Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 202 S Walnut St, Cameron MO 64429, United States of America. Touch for directions.
More about this marker. This is a two-sided marker with Lincoln's story on the north side and Booth's story on the south.
Photographed By C Lintner, circa July 1, 2022
3. Abraham Lincoln side of the marker at Cameron Depot Museum
July 1, 2022
4. John Wilkes Booth side of the marker at the Cameron Depot Museum
Credits. This page was last revised on May 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2023. This page has been viewed 152 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on April 27, 2023, by C Lintner of Cameron, Missouri. 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 27, 2023. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
