Adams Hall

Historical marker location:

64 S. Main Street, Port Deposit, Maryland

( Marker is on South Main Street (Maryland Route 222), on the right when traveling north.)

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.