Historical Marker
Mitchell House
Historical marker location:
131 East Main Street, Elkton, Maryland
( Marker is at the intersection of East Main Street and Grooms Lane, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street.)
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.