Historical Marker
Notre Dame Convent
Historical marker location:
1901 East Lombard Street, Upper Fells Point, Maryland
( Marker is on East Lombard Street east of South Wolfe Street, on the right when traveling east.)
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.