Cummings Tavern

Historical marker location:

Port Deposit, Maryland

( Marker is at the intersection of Jacob Tome Memorial Highway (Maryland Route 276) and Dr. Jack Road, on the right when traveling south on Jacob Tome Memorial Highway.)

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.