Historical Marker
1910-1930
Historical marker location:
9 West Memorial Boulevard, Hagerstown, Maryland
( Marker is on West Memorial Boulevard, 0.1 miles west of South Potomac Street (Maryland Route 56), on the right when traveling west.)
The Great War and Roaring 20's.
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.