St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Historical marker location:

16840 South Seton Avenue, Emmitsburg, Maryland

( Marker is on South Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15), on the right when traveling north.)

Founder of the Sisters of Charity.

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.