The spot where Booth was killed is now in the median strip of US301 highway, near Ft AP Hill in Virginia. There's a historical marker noting this. Weird. Why wouldn't they move the whole highway over 100 ft?
If Booth was such a nefarious character in nations history why would they wan to celebrate where he was killed anyway. I would think the sign is not the actual spot, but is located somewhere in the area. Heck, it could have been in the middle of the roadway, and they weren't willing to go an inch so that put it to the side.
The spot where Booth was killed is now in the median strip of US301 highway, near Ft AP Hill in Virginia. There's a historical marker noting this. Weird. Why wouldn't they move the whole highway over 100 ft?
https://hamiltonhistoricalrecords.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/img_9440.jpg
https://hamiltonhistoricalrecords.com/2019/04/03/the-garrett-farm-in-port-royal-virginia-where-john-wilkes-booth-was-shot-by-union-soldiers/
If Booth was such a nefarious character in nations history why would they wan to celebrate where he was killed anyway. I would think the sign is not the actual spot, but is located somewhere in the area. Heck, it could have been in the middle of the roadway, and they weren't willing to go an inch so that put it to the side.