St. Ignatius Church

Historical marker location:

740 North Calvert Street, Mount Vernon, Maryland

( Marker is on North Calvert Street (Maryland Route 2), on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2007

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.