9 West Main Street

Historical marker location:

9 West Main Street, New Market, Maryland

( Marker is on Main Street (Old National Pike) (Maryland Route 144) west of Prospect Street (Maryland Route 874), on the right when traveling west.)

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.