Historical Marker

Lebanon / Grenada Conflict Veterans Memorial

Historical marker location:
6330 Crain Highway, La Plata, Maryland
( Memorial is on Crain Highway (Route 301) south of Hawthorne Road, on the right when traveling north.)

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.