Near the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge sits the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center. The center is home to multimedia exhibits detailing Harriet Tubman’s life, from childhood to her flight to freedom, and her epic feats of daring rescue. Inspiring exhibits include profound elements—like a list of people who Tubman freed, set upon plaques that read “We are free because of Harriet Tubman.” A gift shop and library feature books about slavery, those who fought against and lived under it, and the fight for equality. HARRIET TUBMAN UNDERGROUND RAILROAD VISITOR CENTER Just 15 minutes east of the Visitor Center, the Bucktown Village Store is kept in its early-19th century condition. Tour the site of Harriet Tubman’s first act of defiance then visit other places associated with Tubman, including Brodess Farm, the home of Harriet Tubman’s enslaver and the place where she endured much of her nightmare before fleeing and becoming the “Moses of her People.” BUCKTOWN VILLAGE STORE At Linchester Mill in Preston, free and enslaved African Americans worked side by side and shared valuable information and resources to support freedom seekers. The mill sat amidst a secret network of safe houses, and many Quakers and free blacks who lived near the mill secretly helped fleeing enslaved persons pass through the area. Today, visitors can explore the grounds and walk through the Nature Braille Trail that winds behind the historic mill. LINCHESTER MILL DESTINATION MARYLAND ✥ 29
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