13. The Lincoln Chair Remains a Somber Relic
The chair in which President Abraham Lincoln was seated during his assassination at Ford’s Theatre is preserved at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. This rocking chair, part of a parlor set purchased by Ford’s Theatre manager Harry Ford in 1863, was offered to Lincoln during his visits to the theatre. After the assassination, it was seized as evidence and remained in storage until 1929, when it was acquired by Henry Ford. The chair is now a poignant artifact, displayed in the museum’s “With Liberty and Justice for All” exhibition, serving as a somber reminder of that tragic night. For an in-depth look, see the museum’s official page (thehenryford.org).
