Historical Marker
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Historical marker location:
Taneytown, Maryland
( Marker is on East Baltimore Street.)
"Mount and Spur for Gettysburg".
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.