Harriet Tubman Grave

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Harriet Tubman Grave
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LocationFort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, New York
Coordinates 42°55′29″N76°34′29″W / 42.92472°N 76.57472°W / 42.92472; -76.57472
Arealess than one acre
Built1937
MPS Harriet Tubman in Auburn, New York MPS
NRHP reference No. 99000348 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 02, 1999

Harriet Tubman Grave is an historic gravesite located in Fort Hill Cemetery at Auburn, in Cayuga County, New York. The granite gravestone marks the resting place of famed African-American abolitionist and Christian Harriet Tubman, who was born into slavery in Maryland in the United States in 1822.

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The gravestone marker is approximately three feet tall, and was erected in 1937 by the Empire State Federation of Women's Clubs. The original marker from 1915 was sponsored by the Harriet Tubman Neighborhood Club out of New York, New York. Marie Jackson Stuart was the president of this women's club and designed the original marker. [2] [3]

It is carved with the name "Harriet Tubman Davis (1820–1913)" on the front. On the back is an inscription commemorating Tubman's work with the Underground Railroad and her role as scout and nurse during the Civil War. The religious faith that marked all her activities is noted with the inscription "Servant of God, Well Done." The gravesite is located on Fort Hill Cemetery's "West Lawn C", beneath a large tree, with two small bushes on each side of her headstone.

Harriet Tubman's grave is the focus of an annual pilgrimage by the Thompson AME Zion Church to commemorate her life and work. [4]

The gravesite was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [1]

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  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Bound For The Promised Land: Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an American Hero". Harriet Tubman Biography. Archived from the original on February 27, 2008. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  3. "Cultural Landscapes Inventory" (PDF). Thompson Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church Property Harriet Tubman National Historic Park. National Park Service. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  4. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on April 4, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2016.Note: This includes Susanne R. Warren (October 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Harriet Tubman Grave" (PDF). Retrieved April 1, 2016.