Historical Marker
Ernstville Road Bridge
Historical marker location:
11506 Ernstville Rd, Ernstville, Maryland
( Marker is on Western Maryland Rail Trail, ½ mile north of Big Pool Road (Route 56), on the right when traveling north.)
Western Maryland Rail Trail.
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.