Grist Mill

Historical marker location:

1164 Ave A, Perry Point, Maryland

( Marker is on Avenue A just south of 6th Street, on the right when traveling south.)

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.