Fords Theater and Petersen House

Ms. Edwards and Ms. Wood visited the location that Abraham Lincoln was shot and the location that he died.

We were not able to go into Ford's Theater because it has been closed down for renovation. It is still an active theater and inside is the box that Abraham Lincoln was sitting in when he was shot by John Wilkes Booth. Abraham Lincoln was sitting with his wife, Major Henry Rathbone and his fiance.

Across the street from the theater is the Petersen's house. This is the boarding house that Abraham Lincoln was taken after he was shot. Lincoln died on April 15, 1865, at 7:22 AM. He was 56 years old.