Wilkens Building

Historical marker location:

300 W Pratt St, Downtown West, Maryland

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of West Pratt Street and South Howard Street.)

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.