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The box at Ford's Theater where Lincoln was shot

Ford's Theater is a building in Washington, D.C.. It is most well known as the place where Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth during the play Our American Cousin. It is called Ford's Theater because it was run by a man named Ford during the American Civil War. The building has been rebuilt several times. Before the Civil War, it was used as church. After the Civil War, it was used as a museum, warehouse and office. It is now a National Historic Site.

Images for kids

  • The Assassination of President Lincoln - Currier and Ives 2

    Depiction of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. From left to right: Henry Rathbone, Clara Harris, Mary Todd Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, and Booth.

  • Ford's Theater

    Sign outside Ford's Theatre.

  • Petersen House, Washington, D.C.IMG 4512

    Petersen House, where Lincoln died, is located across from Ford's Theatre.

  • USA-Ford Theatre0

    Ford's Theatre

  • Upper rows of seats at Ford's Theatre IMG 4500

    Upper row of seats at Ford's Theatre.

  • Ford's Theatre interior, Washington, D.C

    View from beneath the balcony.

  • Presidential Box, Ford's Theatre IMG 4502

    The Presidential Box today.


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