Historical Marker
The Burk Building
Historical marker location:
250 North Calvert Street, Downtown Baltimore, Maryland
( Marker is at the intersection of East Saratoga Street and North Calvert Street (Maryland Route 2), on the left when traveling east on East Saratoga Street.)
Marker installed: 1980
1980.
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.