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Today visitors can take a ferry ride from Coltons Point, MD to St. Clement's Island (previously Blackstone Island) near where the collision between the Black Diamond and the Massachusetts took...
Today visitors can take a ferry ride from Coltons Point, MD to St. Clement's Island (previously Blackstone Island) near where the collision between the Black Diamond and the Massachusetts took place. There is currently no mention of the event on the island’s historical markers nor in the mainland museum. However, the St. Mary’s County, MD Recreation and Parks Department wishes to place a marker on the island in the future. Propose a design for a historical marker which informs the public about the disaster and remembers Carroll, Farley, Gosnell, and Huntington’s role in the government’s manhunt for John Wilkes Booth. Describe what your marker would look like and what it would say. Make sure your text includes what happened, when it happened, and the event’s significance.
Create a interactive timeline of the events of April 1865 using TimelineJS or a similar program. Include 10-20 of the most...
Create a interactive timeline of the events of April 1865 using TimelineJS or a similar program. Include 10-20 of the most important events such as the conclusion of the Civil War, Lincoln’s assassination, key moments in Booth’s escape and capture, and the steamboat collision between the Black Diamond and the Massachusetts. Be sure to use a primary source (document or image) as the “media” required to create each event.
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Alford, Terry. Fortune’s Fool: The Life of John Wilkes Booth. (Oxford University Press, 2015)
“The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln,” Film, PBS: American Experience, aired February 2009
“Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln,” Library of Congress
"Lincoln's Assassination," Ford’s Theater
"Scenic Byways: Booth's Escape," State of Maryland
Swanson, James. Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer. (Portrait, 2006)
“Who Was John Wilkes Booth Before He Became Lincoln's Assassin?” National Public Radio