Historical Marker
Prospect School
Historical marker location:
3736 Green Spring Rd, Wilson Mill, Maryland
( Marker is on Darlington Road (Maryland Route 161) just north of Greenspring Road, on the right when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 2012
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.