This episode of Talk With History follows the trail of John Wilkes Booth after Lincoln’s assassination to his final, quiet resting place in Baltimore’s historic Green Mount Cemetery. 📍 Visit John Wilkes Booth gravesite
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Baltimore’s Darkest Cemetery Secret | The Booth Plot
Jenn searches for graves connected to the Lincoln assassination plot, including John Wilkes Booth and his childhood friends Michael O’Laughlen and Sam Bland Arnold. She explains Booth’s Baltimore roots, his fame as an actor, his 1864 kidnapping plan, and how his unmarked burial in the Booth family plot—along with missing autopsy photos and the family’sContinue reading “Baltimore’s Darkest Cemetery Secret | The Booth Plot”
Buried Beneath Baltimore | The Men Who Made the Flag Famous (George Armistead / Francis Scott Key)
At St. Paul’s Burial Ground (Old St. Paul Cemetery) in Baltimore, Jenn explores the story behind the Star-Spangled Banner by focusing on two men directly connected to it: Fort McHenry commander George Armistead, and Francis Scott Key, the lawyer negotiating Dr. Beanes’ release who saw the flag that morning. She visits Armistead’s grave and highlightsContinue reading “Buried Beneath Baltimore | The Men Who Made the Flag Famous (George Armistead / Francis Scott Key)”
What did Francis Scott Key see?
At Fort McHenry, in September of 1814, Francis Scott Key wrote the poem “The Star Spangled Banner”…and in 1931 President Hoover made that the American National Anthem. Forever cementing the significance of that fateful day and Francis Key’s legacy. I have always wanted to visit this historic location…and it didn’t disappoint! plan your visit: https://www.nps.gov/fomc/Continue reading “What did Francis Scott Key see?”