When Mary Surratt was hanged for conspiring to assassinate President Lincoln, she became the first woman executed by the US federal government. Surratt allegedly delivered items to the Surrattsville tavern that were later used to aid John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln's assassin, in his escape. When prosecuted, Surratt maintained her innocence, said she knew nothing of Booth's plans, and claimed that her trips to Surrattsville were unrelated to the murder plot. What has become of the tavern?

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