Jacob Wheaton

Historical marker location:

727 South Potomac Street, Hagerstown, Maryland

( Marker is on South Potomac Avenue (Maryland Route 65), on the right when traveling north.)

1835-1924.

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.