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Welcome to the Surratt House Museum
9118 Brandywine Road, Clinton MD 20735 –
Phone number: 301–868–1121;
TTY: 301–699–2544
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Built in 1852 as a middle-class plantation home, historic
Surratt House also served as a tavern and hostelry, a post
office, and polling place during the crucial decade before
the Civil War. During the war, it was a safehouse for the
Confederate underground which flourished in Southern
Maryland. It was the country home of Mary Surratt, first
woman to be executed by the United States government after
being found guilty of conspiring with John Wilkes Booth to
assassinate Abraham Lincoln.
Restored in 1976 by The Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, today the museum presents a variety
of programs and events, recapturing the history of
mid-19th century life and focusing on the fascinating web
of the Lincoln conspiracy.
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Upcoming
Surratt House Museum Events
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Maryland:
A House Divided An Exhibition
— January
18–December 16:
Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays,
11 am–3 pm;
Saturdays & Sundays, Noon–4 pm
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NOTICE:
The Surratt House Museum now offers open public tours on
Wednesdays, in addition to
offering public tours on Thursday–Sunday. The
Wednesday schedule is the same
as the Thursday & Friday schedule: 11 am to 3 pm with the last tour beginning at 2:30 pm. |
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