Great 8

Historical marker location:

873 Long Lane, Aberdeen, Maryland

( Marker can be reached from Long Lane, 0.8 miles east of Gilbert Road, on the left when traveling east.)

Named after the Ironman of baseball. Aberdeen, Maryland.

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.