Kennedy Farm

Historical marker location:

2406 Chestnut Grove Road, Dargan, Maryland

( Marker is on Chestnut Grove Road, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2009

Staging and Planning John Brown's Harpers Ferry Raid.

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.