Historical Marker
Savin-Conrey House 1848
Historical marker location:
221 George Street, Chesapeake City, Maryland
( Marker is on George Street, on the left when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 2010
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.