Historical Marker
Battle Begins
Historical marker location:
5201 Urbana Pike, Frederick, Maryland
( Marker is at the intersection of Urbana Pike (Maryland Route 355) and New Technology Way on Urbana Pike.)
Monocacy National Battlefield.
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.