Historical Marker
The Generals Highway
Historical marker location:
601 N Broadway, Dunbar-Broadway, Maryland
( Marker is on North Broadway just south of East Monument Street, on the right when traveling north.)
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.