Return to the Main Valley

Historical marker location:

1 Buffalo Yard Rd, Druid Hill Park, Maryland

( Marker is on Buffalo Yard Road west of Maryland Wilderness, on the left when traveling west.)

Historic Maryland Zoo.

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.