Behind the Big House

Historical marker location:

535 Hampton Lane, Towson, Maryland

( Marker can be reached from Hampton Lane, 0.2 miles east of Hampton Garth, on the right when traveling east.)

Domestic Service Buildings. Hampton National Historic Site, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

architecture houses residential buildings

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.