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<ref>{{Cite news |date=2008-12-03 |title=ESHI salutes individuals, organizations |pages=12 |work=The Kent Island Bay Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78343725/eshi-salutes-individuals-organizations/ |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" />{{efn|The coordinates are based upon this description. There is no United States Geological Survey (USGS) record for the Harriet Tubman birthplace.}} |
<ref>{{Cite news |date=2008-12-03 |title=ESHI salutes individuals, organizations |pages=12 |work=The Kent Island Bay Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78343725/eshi-salutes-individuals-organizations/ |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" />{{efn|The coordinates are based upon this description. There is no United States Geological Survey (USGS) record for the Harriet Tubman birthplace.}} |
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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> In the early 1840s, her father was emancipated and received 10 acres of land following Anthony Johnson's death. She was married in 1844<ref name="TAC" /> or within the 1840s, acquiring the Tubman surname. At the same time, she changed her given name |
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> In the early 1840s, her father was emancipated and received 10 acres of land following Anthony Johnson's death. She was married in 1844<ref name="TAC" /> or within the 1840s, acquiring the Tubman surname. At the same time, she changed her given name, becoming [[Harriet Tubman]].<ref name="TNJ" /> |
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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 made many return trips to lead her parents, siblings, and friends to freedom.<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 made many return trips to lead her parents, siblings, and friends to freedom.<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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Harriet Tubman's birthplace is in Dorchester County, Maryland. Araminta Ross, the daughter of Benjamin (Ben) and Harriet (Rit) Greene Ross, was born into slavery in her father's cabin in 1822.[1][2][a] 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][5][b]
After a few years, she lived on the Edward Brodess farm with her mother and siblings.[1][5] In the early 1840s, her father was emancipated and received 10 acres of land following Anthony Johnson's death. She was married in 1844[2] or within the 1840s, acquiring the Tubman surname. At the same time, she changed her given name, becoming Harriet Tubman.[1]
Tubman escaped in 1849, when she was 27 years of age.[5] 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 made many return trips to lead her parents, siblings, and friends to freedom.[3]
In March 2021, archaeologists excavated what is considered to be the site of Ben Ross's cabin and found artifacts from the 1800s, including broken dish ware, glass, a button, and nails.[1] In April 2021, it was said that the site was to be added to the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Scenic Byway. It is a scenic drive with more than 30 stops over 125 miles.[1]
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."[3][4] The placement of the marker and information about the year of her birth (1820 vs. 1822), place of birth (Ben Ross cabin at Anthony Thompson farm, now Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge vs. the Brodess Farm on Greenbrier Road in Cambridge), and to what extent she lived on the Brodess Farm (her entire life up to age 27 vs. from several years of age) are questionable. The most recent information is that she was born in 1822, was born in her father's cabin, moved with her mother and siblings to the Brodess farm.[1][5]
The exact date of her birth is unknown, but historians generally agree that Tubman, who had eight siblings, was born Araminta Ross in 1822 to Benjamin and Harriet (Rit) Greene Ross, taking on her mother’s first name when she married in 1844. Many have incorrectly cited her birthplace as Bucktown. She was actually born in nearby Peters Neck, on a farm owned by Anthony Thompson, a medical doctor and timber magnate, and was later moved to Bucktown.
— The Atlanta Constitution, March 9, 2017[2]Patricia C. Guida received the 2008 Heritage Researcher award for her research into the 2,167 acre farm owned by Anthony C. Thompson, and mentioned in Harriet Tubman’s autobiographies. [6]
- ^ The coordinates are based upon this description. There is no United States Geological Survey (USGS) record for the Harriet Tubman birthplace.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Historic Find: Archaeologists discover home of Harriet Tubman's father". The News Journal. 2021-04-25. pp. A26. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ a b c "Inspiration along Tubman byway". The Atlanta Constitution. 2017-03-09. pp. E4. 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.
- ^ a b c d "Presidential Proclamation -- Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument". whitehouse.gov. 2013-03-25. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ "ESHI salutes individuals, organizations". The Kent Island Bay Times. 2008-12-03. p. 12. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
External links
- Clues of Harriet Tubman's birthplace found in Dorchester County, WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore on YouTube