Sassafras River

Historical marker location:

Fredericktown, Maryland

( Marker is on Augustine Herman Highway (Maryland Route 213), 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.