Near Skidmore in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

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John Wilkes Booth

Escape of an Assassin

— War on the Chesapeake Bay —

John Wilkes Booth Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By A. Taylor, March 2, 2014

1. John Wilkes Booth Marker

Inscription. Divided loyalties and ironies tore at Marylander's hearts throughout the Civil War: enslaved African-Americans and free United States Colored Troops; spies and smugglers; civilians imprisoned without trial to protect freedom; neighbors and families at odds in Maryland and faraway battlefields. From the Eastern Shore to the suburbs of Washington, eastern Maryland endured those strains of civil war in ways difficult to imagine today.

Those strains continued even after Confederate General Robert. E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox. John Wilkes Booth used the help of Southern Maryland's Confederate underground during his flight from Washington, D.C. after shooting President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865.

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Discover the story of Booth's escape and other fascinating history for yourself as you drive through some of Maryland's prettiest countryside and most charming small towns. Follow the sign of the bugle to learn about the war on the Chesapeake, visit the site of the war's largest prison camp and follow Booth to his eventual capture south of the Potomac River.

Please drive carefully as you enjoy the history and beauty of Maryland's Civil War Trails.

Erected by Maryland Civil War Trails.

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in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Booth's Escape, and the Maryland Civil War Trails series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1999.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 39° 0.676′ N, 76° 23.85′ W. Marker was near Skidmore, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. Marker could be reached from South Beach Road, 0.8 miles south of Oceanic Drive. The marker is in Sandy Point State Park, near the beach at the south end of the road, near the main bath house/summer store. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 1100 East College Parkway, Annapolis MD 21409, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies. The Fight for Freedom (within shouting distance of this marker); Sandy Point Shoal Lighthouse (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tense Time (approx. ¼ mile away); Sandy Point Farmhouse - Circa 1815 (approx. ¼ mile away); Annapolis Laboratory (approx. 4.2 miles away); Fort Nonsense (approx. 4.2 miles away); British Takeover

John Wilkes Booth Marker with the Sandy Point Lighthouse in the background image. Click for full size.

Photographed By A. Taylor, March 2, 2014

2. John Wilkes Booth Marker with the Sandy Point Lighthouse in the background

(approx. 4.4 miles away); Broad Creek Cemetery (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Skidmore.

Also see . . . Booth's Escape Byway, Maryland Office of Tourism. (Submitted on August 19, 2019.)

Sandy Point State Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed By A. Taylor, March 2, 2014

3. Sandy Point State Park

Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 3, 2014, by A. Taylor of Laurel, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,174 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 3, 2014, by A. Taylor of Laurel, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.