LOCATION FILE
Dr. Samuel A. Mudd House Museum
FOLLOWWaldorf, MD
DIRECTIONS →Access is limited. Check hours, permits or bookings before you go.
OVERVIEW
The Charles County farmhouse of Dr. Samuel Mudd, who set John Wilkes Booth's broken leg hours after the Lincoln assassination in 1865 and was later convicted as a conspirator. It is preserved as a museum with original furnishings.
REPORTED ACTIVITY
Guides and visitors report footsteps, the scent of pipe smoke, and a sense of presence, some tied to Dr. Mudd and his wife Sarah.
VISITING
Open to the public as a museum on a seasonal schedule.
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