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5 Harriet Tubman Museum. e, MD 21613 (410) 228-0401 www.harriettubmanorganization.orgThe Harriet Tubman Museum is the oldest community organizati. n dedicated to Dorchester County’s heroic native daughter. Founded in the 1980s by local residents, the organization celebrates.
Jul 27, 2024 · Harriet Tubman was a deeply spiritual woman who lived her ideals and dedicated her life to freedom. She is the Underground Railroad’s best known conductor and before the Civil War repeatedly risked her life to guide 70 enslaved people north to new lives of freedom. This new national historical park preserves the same landscapes that Tubman used to carry herself and others away from slavery.
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Harriet Tubman was born in the early 1820s on a plantation in Dorchester County, Maryland. Barely five feet tall, this dynamic woman spent her first 28 or so years in slavery, finally plotting her escape to freedom in 1849. She fled with her two brothers, both of whom got scared and returned. But she persevered, making her way north, and, with the ...
Harriet Tubman Museum and Education Center (Cambridge, Maryland) This small, volunteer-run museum, which began in the 1980s, has exhibits and a short film focusing on Tubman’s life. Out back, a striking mural depicting Tubman, by local artist Michael Rosato, was completed in 2019. Long Wharf Park (Cambridge, Maryland) Ships from Africa and the West...
The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Scenic Byway travels 125 miles through Maryland’s Carolina and Dorchester Counties, with many sites clustered around Cambridge. You could drive the whole thing in a couple of hours, or spend a couple of days, taking it all in. It’s a peaceful, quiet region, with small towns and little traffic, ideal for a wee...
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Honoring a Hero. The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center is open Tuesday-Sunday, 10am-4pm. Closed Monday. No reservations needed. The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center is located amid the landscapes where Tubman lived and toiled. The unspoiled scenes in the area look much as they would have in Tubman’s time.
Sep 20, 2024 · The Underground Railroad was the network used by enslaved Black Americans to obtain their freedom in the 30 years before the United States Civil War (1861-1865). The “railroad” used many routes from states in the South, which supported slavery, to “free” states in the North and Canada. Sometimes, routes of the Underground Railroad were ...
Jan 12, 2024 · It is comprised of three sites that were significant to the heroine: the Harriet Tubman Residence, the Thompson A.M.E. Zion Church and the Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged. Tubman and her freed parents lived in the first site from 1859, while the second site served as her church and as a center for underground activities.
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The new Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center serves as an orientation center and gateway to the larger Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Scenic Byway. The visitor center offers exhibits, a film, restrooms, picnic facilities, and staff to offer further information and guidance to visit other sites along the byway. Schedule Your Visit
