WASHINGTON - APRIL 12, 2015: Stage and seating of Ford's Theatre. The theater is infamous as the site of President Abraham Lincoln's assassination by John Wilkes Booth in 1865. 405822280 chairs, america, historical, abraham, state, national, theater, view, ford, seats, president, landmark, dc, location, s, washington, united, balcony, box, historic, district, stage, place, rows, interior, seating, lincoln, columbia, site, museum, american, d.c., assasination, theatre, john, booth, wilkes

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Ford’s Theatre

Washington, DC

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This historical venue – where John Wilkes Booth killed Abraham Lincoln – is still an active theater. It stages works related to Lincoln’s life and times (including world premieres and musicals), as well as American classics. Shows are mostly in the evening; by day, the theater operates as a historic site.

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