"Braddock's Road"

Historical marker location:

801 Braddock Road, Cumberland, Maryland

( Marker is at the intersection of Braddock Road (Maryland Route 49) and Greene Street (U.S. 220), on the left when traveling west on Braddock Road.)

Harriet Tubman, a famous abolitionist, was born in Maryland: Harriet Tubman, who escaped slavery and became a famous abolitionist and conductor on the Underground Railroad, was born into slavery in Dorchester County, Maryland. She later returned to Maryland many times to lead other enslaved people to freedom.