Historical Marker
The Thomas Cannery
Historical marker location:
3 East Diamond Avenue, Gaithersburg, Maryland
( Marker is on East Diamond Avenue, 0.4 miles west of North Frederick Avenue (Maryland Route 355), on the right when traveling east.)
Gaithersburg, 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.