Assassination Trivia

[Dave Taylor]

Joe got it. We were at Rocks State Park (formerly Deer Creek State Park) just north of Bel Air in Harford County. In Booth's letters to [Thomas] William O'Laughlen he mentions this area twice.

August 8th, 1854:
"I paid another visit to the Rocks of Deer Creek the other day. it looks just the same and sunday I whent to that large camp meeting with the hope of seeing you there. but I was dissipointed. I saw John Emlet there or that fellow that works in your shop. The Indian's where up here the other day with their great Bear."

June 18, 1855:
"Then comes the grand affair. A pick nick party to be held on the rocks of Deer crick. Thirty-seven couples to attend"

Asia writes of these rocks as well in reference to John:
"John is going on a picnic to the rocks tomorrow. Oh, those great rocks." - Letter from Asia Booth to Jean Anderson, June 28, 1855.

We went to the top of the "King and Queen Seat" rocks there. It provides a stunning, and somewhat precarious, view:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/2f7gwctcm28gnn...7%20PM.mov

More pics here along with some circa 1879 graffiti: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/sqn85pahw7paddc/nV0TBN13hw

We got the whole idea to go there from this website:
http://www.harfordhistory.net/boothtour.htm