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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]
Pages in category "Underground Railroad in Maine" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Portland Freedom Trail is a self-guided walking tour of Portland, Maine.Established in 2007, [1] its 2-mile (3.2 km) course passes through the city's oldest and most historic areas, including those related to its African American population, and features thirteen points of interest.
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.
The Cyrus Gates Farmstead is located in Maine, New York. Cyrus Gates was a cartographer and map maker for New York State, as well as an abolitionist.The great granddaughter of Cyrus-Louise Gates-Gunsalus has stated that from 1848 until the end of slavery in the United States in 1865, the Cyrus Gates Farmstead was a station or stop on the Underground Railroad (Woodward 1973).
A byway in Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania connects 46 underground railroad sites. The route across New York would link more historic spots.
This station was built in 1874 to serve this line. The E&NR failed a few years later, and the route was locally operated until it was consolidated into the Maine Central Railroad in 1884. The station is now home to the Bucksport Historical Society, which has offices and a museum on the premises. [2]
The Katahdin Iron Works is a Maine state historic site located in the unorganized township of the same name. It is the site of an ironworks which operated from 1845 to 1890. . In addition to the kilns of the ironworks (of which only one survives), the community was served by a railroad and had a 100-room hot