6 Stop 6 of 9 on The Night Lincoln Died

Lafayette Square

Capitol Hill, Washington DC

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"Lafayette Square. Seven acres, four statues of foreign Revolutionary War heroes, one Andrew Jackson on a horse. It's a nice park. It was also the site of the most violent part of the assassination plot — and nobody talks about it. While Booth was shooting Lincoln at Ford's Theatre, a twenty-one-year-old named Lewis Powell was HERE — on the east side of this square."

Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.

The Reveal

This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.

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The Night Lincoln Died

The Night Lincoln Died

9 stops · 2h

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Tour Stops

Follow the full The Night Lincoln Died route.

  1. 1 Introduction
  2. 2 The U.S. Capitol
  3. 3 Mary Surratt's Boarding House
  4. 4 Ford's Theatre
  5. 5 The Petersen House
  6. 6 Lafayette Square
  7. 7 The White House
  8. 8 The Lincoln Memorial
  9. 9 The Reveal

Hear the full story at Lafayette Square

This is just one of 9 stops on the The Night Lincoln Died tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.

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