Brookeville

Historical marker location:

5 High Street, Brookeville, Maryland

( Marker is on High Street (Maryland Route 97) just south of Market Street (Maryland Route 97), on the right when traveling north.)

Prisoners Paroled. Gettysburg Campaign.

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.