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Harriet Tubman, c. 1868–1869, who was a significant figure in the history of the Underground Railroad. The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Cambridge recognizes her efforts to free enslaved people. President Street Station — Baltimore [27] Harriet Tubman's birthplace — Dorchester County [39] [40]
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park includes her birthplace, as well as Underground Railroad routes in three counties of Maryland's Eastern Shore. The sister park in Maryland was established first, on December 19, 2014, and incorporates much of the previously-authorized Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National ...
Harriet Tubman, c. 1885. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park is a 480-acre (190 ha) National Park Service unit in the U.S. state of Maryland.It commemorates the life of former enslaved Harriet Tubman, who became an activist in the Underground Railroad prior to the American Civil War.
Location (in red) of the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park within the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (in yellow). Harriet Tubman was born Araminta Ross in the early 1820s [1] [2] [3] on the plantation of Anthony Thompson near the village of Madison in Dorchester County on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
From Preston, the route continues along MD 16 to Potters Landing, a crossing point for slaves on the Underground Railroad, and Martinak State Park. The byway continues along MD 313 to Denton, where several sites related to the Underground Railroad are located including Courthouse Square, the Tuckahoe Neck Meeting House, and the Museum of Rural ...
Walking trails will provide interpretation of the Underground Railroad and a Civil War battle in Wrightsville, which was a pivotal event in the 1863 Gettysburg campaign, the release states.
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