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John Wilkes Booth's Compass Booth's Compass
Ford's Theatre
Washington, D.C., United States
Compass used by John Wilkes Booth during his escape after he assassinated President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865. Booth fled on horseback to southern Maryland before eventually making his way to Virginia.
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- Title: John Wilkes Booth's Compass Booth's Compass
- Location: Ford's Theatre National Historic Site
- Subject Keywords: Lincoln Assasination, President Lincoln, US President, Assassination, Abraham Lincoln, Compass, Horseback, Southern Maryland, Virginia, John Wilkes Booth, 1865
- Type: Physical Object
- Original Source: Ford's Theatre National Historic Site
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