Historical Marker
The Story
Historical marker location:
Indian Head, Maryland
( Marker can be reached from Livingston Road (Maryland Route 224) ½ mile east of Hawthorne Road (Maryland Route 225), on the left when traveling east.)
Indian Head Rail Trail.
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.