John Wilkes Booth and David Herold
John Wilkes Booth and David Herold remained hidden from April 16 to 21, 1865 in a nearby pine thicket, while Union troops searched for them. Thomas A. Jones brought them food and the newspapers.
Marker is at the intersection of Bel Alton Newton Road and Wills Road, on the right when traveling north on Bel Alton Newton Road.
Courtesy hmdb.org
