James B. Baker House

Historical marker location:

452 West Bel Air Avenue, Aberdeen, Maryland

( Marker can be reached from West Bel Air Avenue (Maryland Route 132) west of Baker Street, on the left when traveling west.)

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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.