Historical Marker
Red Brick Courthouse
Historical marker location:
24 Courthouse Sq, Rockville, Maryland
( Marker is on Courthouse Square just west of Maryland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.)
Location: 29 Courthouse Square. Rockville's African American Heritage Walking Tour.
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.