Ford's Theatre National Historic Site
Ford's Theatre National Historic Site
America's transfer from civil war to peace was made more difficult on April 14, 1865, when Abraham Lincoln was shot and killed, just five days after General Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House. A well-known actor, John Wilkes Booth, desperate to aid the dying Confederacy, stepped into the president's box. Booth's decision to pull the trigger altered the nation's power to reconstruct after the war. Booth escaped into the night as Abraham Lincoln was carried to the Petersen boarding house across the street. It was there that President Lincoln died early the next morning, and became the first American president to be assassinated. Explore Ford's Theatre National Historic Site and discover some of the motivations behind this tragic act and its impact on a nation trying to heal.IN DEPTH
In A Nutshell Operating Hours & Seasons Daily: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed December 25. Ford's Theatre is an active theatre and may close temporarily with little notice, especially just before and...read more
Visitor Services Permits National Mall & Memorial Parks is a unique and bustling park visited by over 25 million visitors per year and issuing approximately 3000 permits per year. As such...read more
Things To Do Bicycling Bicycles are welcome in the National Mall & Memorial Parks and bicycle parking is provided at each of the major memorials as well as along the National Mall....read more
Who's Who at the Park Bookstore The bookstore is operated by Eastern National, a partner of the National Park Service that sells books and other educational materials and operates many other bookstores at national...read more
Preservation Centennial Initiative 2016 Centennial Vision In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service in 2016, America invites the world to discover the meaning of national parks...read more
Planning Your Visit Welcome to Ford's Theatre a unit of National Mall & Memorial Parks. Use the links above to find out more site specific information...read more
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RECENT NEWS
- Tracing Lincoln's Footprints: In Boots Likely Worn on Fateful Night, Expert Finds Clues to Presidential Persona May 14, 2009
- Obama Helps Reopen Ford's Theater February 12, 2009
- Lincoln’s Box Dazzles as Theater Opens After $50 Million Rehab February 9, 2009
- Ford's Theatre Society Hosts 2 Open Houses 2/12 And 2/16 January 28, 2009
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