The Lost Order

Historical marker location:

Frederick, Maryland

( Marker can be reached from Urbana Pike (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2009

Shrouded in a Cloak of Mystery. Antietam Campaign 1862.

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.