Homewood

Historical marker location:

Johns Hopkins Homewood, Maryland

( Marker is at the intersection of Charles Street (Maryland Route 139) and Greenway, on the right when traveling south on Charles 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.