Historical Marker

Flight 214

Historical marker location:
Elkton, Maryland
( Marker is on Wheelhouse Drive east of Delancey Road (Maryland Route 781), in the median.)

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.