Operation Just Cause Memorial

Historical marker location:

105 North Seton Avenue, Emmitsburg, Maryland

( Memorial is on North Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15) north of West N Avenue, on the left 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.