Near Skidmore in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
John Wilkes Booth
Escape of an Assassin
| | War on the Chesapeake Bay | |
Photographed by A. Taylor, March 2, 2014
1. John Wilkes Booth Marker
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.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed
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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 This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby.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. It 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.
Regionally, this marker was in Central Maryland. It was also in the American Mid-Atlantic and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
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. Ό mile away); Sandy Point Farmhouse - Circa 1815 (approx. Ό mile away); Homewoods Lot (approx. 2 miles away); Vietnam Combat Engineers Memorial (approx. 4 miles away);
Photographed by A. Taylor, March 2, 2014
2. John Wilkes Booth Marker with the Sandy Point Lighthouse in the background
Another marker is no longer nearby. Sandy Point Farm (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . Booth's Escape Byway, Maryland Office of Tourism. (Submitted on August 19, 2019.)
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 1,501 times since then and 26 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.
