Reno Monument

Historical marker location:

Middletown, Maryland

( Marker is at the intersection of Old National Pike (Alternate U.S. 40) and Bolivar Road, on the left when traveling west on Old National Pike.)

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.