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Historical marker location:

Druid Hill Park, Maryland

( Marker is on Buffalo Yard Road just south of African Journey, on the right when traveling north.)

Maryland Zoo Connection.

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.