Preston CRN H-22 Choptank Landing Choptank Rd at Choptank River, 21655 Josiah Bailey, a skilled shipwright, escaped slavery in November 1856 by rowing a boat at night six miles from Jamaica Point in Talbot County up the Choptank River. He passed by here on his way to nearby Poplar Neck, where he met with Ben Ross, Harriet Tubman’s father, to plan his escape the next time she was ready to go. Tubman led Bailey and three others to Canada. harriettubmanbyway. org/choptank-landing Jacob and Hannah Leverton House 3531 Seaman Rd, 21655 410-673-1910 Jacob and Hannah Leverton’s home provided a safe haven and was a major stop along the Underground Railroad. After Jacob’s death in 1857, his son Arthur provided protection and aid to runaways. Exposed as Underground Railroad agents in 1858, Arthur and Daniel Hubbard, a free black neighbor, fl ed for their lives ahead of a local mob seeking revenge for attempting escape. There is an interpretive marker. The house is not open to the public. harriettubmanbyway. org/Jacob-and-hannah-leverton-home Linchester Mill 3390 Linchester Rd, 21655 410-310-9202 Quakers and free blacks who lived near and worked at the mill secretly helped fl eeing slaves pass through the area. The mill dam created a spot to WEBB CABIN Preston cross Hunting Creek on freedom seekers’ journeys northward. carolinehistory.org/ places/linchester-mill-campus Poplar Neck Plantation at Marsh Creek Northwest side of Marsh Creek Bridge, Poplar Neck Rd, 21655 410-479-2730 This area is part of the former Anthony C. Thompson “Poplar Neck” plantation where Harriet Tubman conducted several escape missions during the 1850s. Harriet Tubman’s parents, Ben and Rit Ross, were active in the Underground Railroad from their home on this large plantation. They assisted Tubman, her brothers and others as they escaped from here on Christmas Day in 1854. Tubman also led another group from this area in November 1856 with Ben Ross’s aid. The northwest side of the bridge is owned by Caroline County. The rest of the former plantation is privately owned. harriettubmanbyway. org/choptank-landing Webb Cabin Grove Rd, 21655 James H. Webb, a free African-American farmer, built this hand-hewn log home around 1852 and lived here with his enslaved wife and their four children. Typical of housing for most African Americans at the time, this cabin is a rare survivor. harriettubmanbyway. org/webb-cabin Princess Anne SOM L-23 Teackle Mansion 11736 Mansion St, 21853 410-651-2238; 1-800-521-9189 Early-1800s brick mansion is home of Somerset Historical Society. somersetcounty historicalsociety.org Queenstown QUA F-21 Belle Vue Carmichael Rd, 21658 Phebe Myers, a free black spinner residing on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, helped seven of her children and grandchildren to seek freedom from the Carmichael / Belle Vue Farm near Wye Island in August 1855. Their slaveholder, Richard Bennett Carmichael, had emancipated Phebe in 1839. They were apprehended and Phebe Myers was indicted on seven counts of “harboring and assisting slaves to run away.” Myers was sentenced by Judge Philomen B. Hopper to more than 42 years in prison. The judge was a leader among ardent Methodist reformers 36 Maryland’s Underground Railroad & African-American Heritage Travel Guide
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