Historical Marker
Todds Inheritance
Historical marker location:
Fort Howard, Maryland
( Marker is on North Point Road (Maryland Route 20) 0.3 miles south of McComas Road, on the left when traveling south.)
Citizens in Harms Way.
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.