"The Door"

Historical marker location:

Bel Air, Maryland

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Baltimore Pike (Business U.S. 1) and Kenmore Avenue (Maryland Route 924).)

Marker installed: 2008

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.