John Wilkes Booth Escape Tour

[dlavin]

Has anyone done this?

Starts at the Surratt House Museum in Clinton MD and follows the trail?

I have a ticket in April. Wondering if others have done and their thoughts, thanks!

http://www.surrattmuseum.org/

 

[Jimklag]

Has anyone done this?

Starts at the Surratt House Museum in Clinton MD and follows the trail?

I have a ticket in April. Wondering if others have done and their thoughts, thanks!

http://www.surrattmuseum.org/

I've never done this but it sounds very cool. I wonder if you have to row across the Potomac.

 

[Study the Past]

Definitely sounds like a lot of fun and something that would be right up my alley.

Manhunt by James Swanson, & American Brutus by Michael Kauffman, are two of my favorite reads on the topic, very detailed, indeed.

 

[bdtex]

Has anyone done this?

Starts at the Surratt House Museum in Clinton MD and follows the trail?

I have a ticket in April. Wondering if others have done and their thoughts, thanks!

http://www.surrattmuseum.org/

$85 for a guided 12 hour bus tour with only 50 slots available per trip. That's a good deal. I'd do it.

http://www.surrattmuseum.org/booth-escape-tour

 

[kel1985]

Sounds like a great day! I'm jealous!

 

[Hawkeye Brehm]

Has anyone done this?

Starts at the Surratt House Museum in Clinton MD and follows the trail?

I have a ticket in April. Wondering if others have done and their thoughts, thanks!

http://www.surrattmuseum.org/

Wish I had gone down and done it when I lived in Maryland; it sounds awesome. Have fun, and let us know how it goes!

 

[jackt62]

Yeah, I was wondering about the rowing part!

 

[huskerblitz]

$85 for a guided 12 hour bus tour with only 50 slots available per trip. That's a good deal. I'd do it.

http://www.surrattmuseum.org/booth-escape-tour

I'd do it!

 

[TomP]

The tour should take you all the way to Tupelo, Mississippi!!

http://hottytoddy.com/2014/05/13/john-wilkes-booths-escape-to-mississippi-just-a-joke/

 

[Jimklag]

The tour should take you all the way to Tupelo, Mississippi!!

http://hottytoddy.com/2014/05/13/john-wilkes-booths-escape-to-mississippi-just-a-joke/

To visit Elvis's house?

 

[TomP]

The headstone is there, what can I say

 

[JOHN42768]

Yeah, I was wondering about the rowing part!

It got to be a bear to row a bus

 

[dlavin]

It was a nice gift from the in-laws. I am looking forward to it. April 14...if anyone is interested sign up. I'll be on the bus. Or row boat? LOL.

 

[Drew]

It was a nice gift from the in-laws. I am looking forward to it. April 14...if anyone is interested sign up. I'll be on the bus. Or row boat? LOL.

On April 14th I will likely be distracted with a desperate attempt to complete my tax return, but please, take pictures and let us know how it went. Sounds like a lot of fun!

 

[AnnaLee]

Has anyone done this?

One fall about ten-12 years ago I sent in my application (no money was sent) and was told I would be contacted in the spring. Never heard from "them" and never re-applied as I was ticked off after being told "we'll see you in the spring." It does sound like it would be a fun trip if you can get in.

 

[USS ALASKA]

Has anyone done this?

Not this tour but did a self-paced self guided car tour many years ago. Should be a very nice time of year to do it - unless it is in the Southern Maryland Spring rain storms. Good Luck!

USS ALASKA

 

[rebel brit]

Sounds like an interesting trip and something I'd do it if I was over in April or Sept.
Looking forward to seeing some pics.

 

[hoosier]

A number of years ago, the Harrisburg Area Community College sponsored a bus trip to follow the route of Booth's escape.

After leaving from Gettysburg, we stopped in Washington to see Ford's Theater first, then proceeded to the Surratt Tavern. Unfortunately, it was a weekday, and traffic was frightful. We made it as far as Samuel Cox's home, but we had dinner reservations back in D. C. and the tour host realized that we would never get back in time for dinner if we proceeded all the way to the Garrett Farm, our intended final destination. So we turned around and headed back.

We never made it across the Potomac. However, we had Ed Bearss as our special tour guide. With him telling Civil War stories over the bus P. A. system, it was a very enjoyable day, even if we didn't go all the way to the end of Booth's route.

It appears that the tour advertised in the first post starts at the Surratt Tavern and will be going on a Saturday, so you won't have so far to go and maybe the traffic won't be so bad. Hope your tour guide is half as good as Ed Bearss.