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'''Harriet Tubman's birthplace''' is in [[Dorchester County, Maryland]] |
'''Harriet Tubman's birthplace''' is in [[Dorchester County, Maryland]]. She was born in 1822 on the farm of Anthony Thompson at [[Peter's Neck]], at the end of Harrisville Road. Her mother and her children lived on the Edward Brodess farm.<ref name="Obama">{{Cite web |date=2013-03-25 |title=Presidential Proclamation -- Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument |url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2013/03/25/presidential-proclamation-harriet-tubman-underground-railroad-national-m |access-date=2021-05-26 |website=whitehouse.gov |language=en}}</ref>{{efn|A historic marker, located on Maryland 397 near Bucktown states: "Tubman was called 'The Moses of Her People' because of her courageous work on the Underground Railroad. She helped more than 300 slaves escape to freedom."<ref name="NPS SRS" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Birthplace Marker of Harriet Tubman |url=https://www.visitmaryland.org/listing/history-heritage/birthplace-marker-harriet-tubman |access-date=2021-05-26 |website=VisitMaryland.org |language=en}}</ref> This and information the year of her birth, place of birth, and to what extent she lived on the Brodess Farm are questionable.}} |
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She escaped in 1849, when she was 27 years of age.<ref name="Obama" /> She may have escaped by following a trail or by following the [[Transquaking River]] north of Bucktown to [[Choptank River]] about 15 miles from the farm. A conductor on the [[Underground Railroad]], she may return trips to lead family members—her parents and siblings—and friends to safety.<ref name="NPS SRS">{{Cite web |title=Underground Railroad - Special Resource Study - 42 UGRR sites |url=http://npshistory.com/publications/ugrr/srs.pdf |access-date=2021-05-25 |website=National Park Service |pages=49, 146, 166}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 04:24, 26 May 2021
Harriet Tubman's birthplace is in Dorchester County, Maryland. She was born in 1822 on the farm of Anthony Thompson at Peter's Neck, at the end of Harrisville Road. Her mother and her children lived on the Edward Brodess farm.[1][a]
She escaped in 1849, when she was 27 years of age.[1] She may have escaped by following a trail or by following the Transquaking River north of Bucktown to Choptank River about 15 miles from the farm. A conductor on the Underground Railroad, she may return trips to lead family members—her parents and siblings—and friends to safety.[2]
Notes
- ^ A historic marker, located on Maryland 397 near Bucktown states: "Tubman was called 'The Moses of Her People' because of her courageous work on the Underground Railroad. She helped more than 300 slaves escape to freedom."[2][3] This and information the year of her birth, place of birth, and to what extent she lived on the Brodess Farm are questionable.
References
- ^ a b "Presidential Proclamation -- Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument". whitehouse.gov. 2013-03-25. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ a b "Underground Railroad - Special Resource Study - 42 UGRR sites" (PDF). National Park Service. pp. 49, 146, 166. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ^ "Birthplace Marker of Harriet Tubman". VisitMaryland.org. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
External links
- Clues of Harriet Tubman's birthplace found in Dorchester County, WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore on youtube