A Twisted History - An Unusual Green Mount Cemetery Tour

Take a tour of Green Mount Cemetery, but with a twist. As one of the earliest garden cemeteries in the United States, we’ll stroll its winding paths to learn of its unique “picturesque” design and admire the view from its scenic overlooks; however, we’ll also learn the dark history of one of its most famous occupants, John Wilkes Booth. Booth’s history is tangled in Baltimore’s past, growing up on nearby Exeter Street, and is infamous for his plots to kidnap and assassinate Abraham Lincoln. We’ll get to know Booth as the womanizer, white supremacist, and the presidential assassin. We’ll also revisit major events of the Civil War, including the Pratt Street Riots and the surrender at Appomattox, and how they influenced the conspirators’ actions leading up to the day Booth murdered Lincoln.

Nearly 65,000 people are buried here, including the poet Sydney Lanier, philanthropists Johns Hopkins and Enoch Pratt, and numerous military, political, and business leaders. One of the inventors of the Ouija Board, Elijah Bond, lies here overlooking the original factory. Many of the monuments here feature works by major sculptors such as William H. Rinehart, Hans Schuler, and Hugh Sisson.

You may also like the following events from The Natural History Society of Maryland:

• This Saturday, 6th September, 02:00 pm, Meet the Animal Ambassadors at Echoes of Nature in Raleigh
• This Sunday, 7th September, 02:00 pm, My Side of the Mountain Watch Party in Parkville
• Next Wednesday, 10th September, 10:00 am, Hart-Miller Island Boat & Bus Tour in Sparrows Point

Also check out other Arts events in Baltimore, Literary Art events in Baltimore.