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Introduction
The Ford's Theater and Peterson House are two very historic and important monuments in Washington D.C. The Peterson House was were Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States, died. It was the night of April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was badly wounded and was rushed to the back bedroom of the house.The Peterson House is located at 516 10th street. The house was owned to William and Anna Peterson. Many people would come into the house to see and show respect the dieing president. The Petersons did everything they could to help and aid the wounded president. The next day on April 15, 1865 Lincoln died. You can visit this house today, they have furnished the rooms and none of the original furniture remains. You use the same ticket to get into the Ford Theater.
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Ford's Theater was constructed in 1933 and was the first baptist
church. This historic monument is known for the assasination of Abraham
Lincoln. This structure is a three story building made of brick with
five arched doors at the bottom of the building. The Ford's Theater is
directly across the street from the Peterson House. William Peterson
built the three story building known as the Ford's Theater today. It
was eventually a place of worship but in 1933 they turned it into a
theater for plays and other events. Abraham and Mrs. Lincoln were
attending a play "Our Best Couisin." During this comedy
preformance, Lincoln was shot. A man named John Wilkes Booth, stepped
into the presidential booth of the theater where Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln
were sitting, and shot Lincoln. Booth disapeared out the back of the
theater and was gone. A doctor fled to Lincoln to aid him.
Lincoln was rushed across the street to the Peterson's house. The doctors did evrything they could possibly do to help Lincoln, but the bullet that entered through the left side of Lincoln's head killed him the next day.Booth, the man who shot Lincoln, was eventually found hiding out in a barn and was hung. Today you can tour these two historic monuments where abraham lincoln was assasinated.
Bibliography
Ford's Theatre National Historic Site - Ford's Theatre National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)." U.S. National Park Service - Experience Your America. Web. 01 Apr. 2011. <http://www.nps.gov/foth/index.htm>.
Lincoln Papers: Lincoln Assassination: Introduction." Global Gateway: World Culture & Resources (Library of Congress). Web. 01 Apr. 2011. <http://international.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/alrintr.html> .
Video
http://tripwow.tripadvisor.com/tripwow/ta-00a0-936e-560b
Click to see photos of Ford's Theater
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qAeFjCscRY
Click to hear about the assasonation of Lincoln
Pictures
Pictures of Ford's Theater and Peterson House
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| Fords Theater Then | Ford's Theater Now | Ford's Theater Sign |
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| Peterson House Then | Peterson House Today | Peterson House Plaque |
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| Inside the Ford's Theater | Inside The Peterson House |
Lincoln being shot in the Ford's Theater
Lincoln being cared for in the Peterson House
Links
http://www.fordstheatre.org/home/performances-events/tours/petersen-house
http://www.nps.gov/foth/index.htm
http://international.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/alrintr.html
Interesting Facts
1. William Peterson, who lived in the Peterson House, actually constructed what is known as the Ford's theater.
2. In the week he was killed, Lincoln recieved over 80 death threat letters.
3. The bullet that killed Lincoln went through his left ear through his brain and ended next to his right eye.
4. Lincoln's vice president was also assasinated at the same time Lincoln was.
5. Lincoln was too tall for the bed in the Peterson House so he was laid diagonally
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6. Booth was found hiding in a tobacco barn hiding and was shot and killed by troops who were looking for him.
Alex Justice 8- Fulk