Rich Hill, Maryland (historic site)
- Rich Hill, Maryland (historic site)
Infobox_nrhp | name =Rich Hill
nrhp_type =
caption =
nearest_city= Bel Alton, Maryland
lat_degrees = 38
lat_minutes = 28
lat_seconds = 54
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 76
long_minutes = 57
long_seconds = 3
long_direction = W
locmapin = Maryland
area =
built =1825
architect= Unknown
architecture= No Style Listed
added = November 12, 1975[cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] ]
governing_body = Private
refnum=75000885
Rich Hill, near Bel Alton, Maryland, was owned by Colonel Samuel Cox during the US Civil War, who harbored sympathies for the Confederate cause. Following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865, Cox hid assassin John Wilkes Booth and his companion, David Herold, in a swamp near Rich Hill. Booth and Herold left the property on April 21, crossing the Potomac River in a small boat. [cite web|url=http://www.marylandhistoricaltrust.net/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=348&COUNTY=Charles&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Charles|title=Maryland Historical Trust|date=2008-06-08|work= National Register of Historic Places:Rich Hill|publisher=Maryland Historical Trust]
Following Booth's capture, Cox was tried and convicted of aiding Booth, receiving a light sentence.
The house is significant in its own right, showing characteristic features of southern Maryland house construction.
References
External links
* [http://www.marylandhistoricaltrust.net/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=348&COUNTY=Charles&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Charles Rich Hill, Charles County] , including photo in 1975, at Maryland Historical Trust
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