Early Businesses

Historical marker location:

4025 4th Street, North Beach, Maryland

( Marker is at the intersection of 4th Street and Dayton Avenue, on the left when traveling east on 4th Street.)

Picturing the Past.

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.