Grave of John Wilkes Booth

[Jim Garrett]

Green Mount Cemetery is a grand old cemetery of the Victorian era when they used the natural landscape to the best advantage. There are a number of people associated with the Lincoln Assassination, such as mentioned before, Preston Parr and also Ford's carpenter, James Gifford.

Bill Trimble is the Great Great Grandson of Gen. Isaac Ridgeway Trimble. He has donated or loaned a number of the General's effects to the Maryland Historical Society. He is now long retired as chairman of Green Mount. BTW, Gen. Trimble's leg was amputated by CSA surgeon Hunter McGuire, who amputated Stonewall Jackson's arm, just two months prior.

While the neighborhood around Green Mount is past rough, inside Green Mount is safe. Not far from Green Mount is one of the most significant (and overlooked) landmarks in Baltimore, if not the mid-Atlantic. Located at 1127 Lombard St. is the magnificent, but somewhat shabby, Weiss Deli. Here a massive Pastrami and Swiss can be had for only $8.50. This is the best Pastrami sandwich this side of Katz's Deli in NYC.