Bucktown, Maryland

Last updated

General store in Bucktown Bucktown Village Store, Bucktown, Maryland.jpg
General store in Bucktown

Bucktown is an unincorporated community in Dorchester County, in the U.S. state of Maryland. [1]

Contents

History

A post office was established at Bucktown in 1856, and remained in operation until 1907. [2] David M. Corkran was postmaster in 1859. [3]

Notable person

Harriet Tubman, African-American abolitionist and political activist, was a slave on the Brodess plantation near Bucktown. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bucktown
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bucktown Post Office (historical)
  3. ↑ United States Post Office Directory,1859
  4. ↑ "Harriet Tubman's Heroic Legacy in Maryland". March 10, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2019.

38°27′33″N76°01′51″W / 38.45917°N 76.03083°W / 38.45917; -76.03083


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.