Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park

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Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park
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Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park
Location in Maryland
Location Dorchester County, Maryland, United States
Nearest city Cambridge, Maryland
Coordinates 38°26′54″N76°08′19″W / 38.44833°N 76.13861°W / 38.44833; -76.13861 [1]
Area17 acres (6.9 ha) [2]
Established2007; opened 2017
Administered by Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Designation Maryland state park
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Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park is a Maryland state park dedicated to the life and work of abolitionist and Underground Railroad activist Harriet Tubman. The park is on Route 335 near Church Creek in Dorchester County, adjacent to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. [3]

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History

The park was created in 2007 through a land swap with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and developed in conjunction with the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park. The park is the trailhead for the 125-mile (201 km) Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway and All American Road. [3] The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center opened in the park on March 11, 2017. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center". Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway. December 7, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  2. ↑ "DNR Lands Acreage Report" (PDF). Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park". Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  4. ↑ Ruane, Michael E. (March 4, 2017). "Harriet Tubman fled a life of slavery in Maryland. Now a new visitor center opens on the land she escaped". Washington Post. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
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