Historical Marker
Battle Acre
Historical marker location:
Dundalk, Maryland
( Marker is at the intersection of North Point Road (Maryland Route 20) and Kimberly Road, on the right when traveling south on North Point Road.)
Marker installed: 1964
September 12, 1814.
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.