Rich Hill (Bel Alton, Maryland)

Rich Hill, near Bel Alton, Maryland, was owned by Colonel Samuel Cox, a Confederate sympathizer during the American Civil War. Following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865, Cox hid assassin John Wilkes Booth and his companion, David Herold, in a swamp near Rich Hill. Booth and Herold left the property on April 21, crossing the Potomac River in a small boat.^[2]

Rich Hill
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Northeast of Bel Alton on Bel Alton-Newtown Rd., Bel Alton, Maryland
Coordinates	38°28′54″N 76°57′3″W
Area	15 acres (6.1 ha)
Built	1825 (1825)
NRHP reference No.	75000885[1]
Added to NRHP	November 12, 1975

Following Booth's capture, Cox was tried and convicted of aiding Booth, receiving a light sentence.

The house is significant in its own right, showing characteristic features of southern Maryland house construction.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.^[1]