Cobbled Stagecoach Stop

Historical marker location:

2 West Main Street, Burkittsville, Maryland

( Marker is on West Main Street just north of Burkittsville Road (Maryland Route 17), 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.