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'''Harriet Tubman's birthplace''' is in [[Dorchester County, Maryland]]. Arminta Ross, the daughter of Ben Ross, was born in her father's cabin in 1822.<ref name="TNJ">{{Cite news |date=2021-04-25 |title=Historic Find: Archaeologists discover home of Harriet Tubman's father |pages=A26 |work=The News Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78341214/historic-find-archaeologists-discover/ |access-date=2021-05-26}}</ref> It was located on the farm of Anthony Thompson at Peter's Neck, at the end of Harrisville Road, which is now part of the [[Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge]].<ref name="TNJ" /><ref name="Obama" /> In 2021, archaeologists excavated what is considered to be the site of Ben Ross's cabin and found artifacts from the 1800s, including broken dishware, glass, a button, and nails.<ref name="TNJ" />
'''Harriet Tubman's birthplace''' is in [[Dorchester County, Maryland]]. Araminta Ross, the daughter of Ben Ross, was born into slavery in her father's cabin in 1822.<ref name="TNJ">{{Cite news |date=2021-04-25 |title=Historic Find: Archaeologists discover home of Harriet Tubman's father |pages=A26 |work=The News Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78341214/historic-find-archaeologists-discover/ |access-date=2021-05-26}}</ref> It was located on the farm of Anthony Thompson at Peter's Neck, at the end of Harrisville Road, which is now part of the [[Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge]].<ref name="TNJ" /><ref name="Obama" /> In 2021, archaeologists excavated what is considered to be the site of Ben Ross's cabin and found artifacts from the 1800s, including broken dishware, glass, a button, and nails.<ref name="TNJ" />


At some point, she lived on the Edward Brodess farm with her mother and siblings.<ref name="TNJ" /><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.}}
After a few years, she lived on the Edward Brodess farm with her mother and siblings.<ref name="TNJ" /><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.}} In the early 1840s, her father was emancipated and received 10 acres of land following Anthony Johnson's death. She was married in the 1840s, acquiring the Tubman surname, and she changed her given name to Harriet.<ref name="TNJ" />


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>
Tubman 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>


==Notes==
==Notes==

Revision as of 05:28, 26 May 2021

Harriet Tubman's birthplace is in Dorchester County, Maryland. Araminta Ross, the daughter of Ben Ross, was born into slavery in her father's cabin in 1822.[1] It was located on the farm of Anthony Thompson at Peter's Neck, at the end of Harrisville Road, which is now part of the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.[1][2] In 2021, archaeologists excavated what is considered to be the site of Ben Ross's cabin and found artifacts from the 1800s, including broken dishware, glass, a button, and nails.[1]

After a few years, she lived on the Edward Brodess farm with her mother and siblings.[1][2][a] In the early 1840s, her father was emancipated and received 10 acres of land following Anthony Johnson's death. She was married in the 1840s, acquiring the Tubman surname, and she changed her given name to Harriet.[1]

Tubman escaped in 1849, when she was 27 years of age.[2] 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.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ 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."[3][4] This and information the year of her birth, place of birth, and to what extent she lived on the Brodess Farm are questionable.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Historic Find: Archaeologists discover home of Harriet Tubman's father". The News Journal. 2021-04-25. pp. A26. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  2. ^ a b c "Presidential Proclamation -- Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument". whitehouse.gov. 2013-03-25. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  3. ^ a b "Underground Railroad - Special Resource Study - 42 UGRR sites" (PDF). National Park Service. pp. 49, 146, 166. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  4. ^ "Birthplace Marker of Harriet Tubman". VisitMaryland.org. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
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