THIRD HAVEN MEETING HOUSE • Easton EASTERN SHORE Bucktown Brodess Farm/ Harriet Tubman Marker Greenbrier Rd, 21613 Edward Brodess moved Harriet Tubman’s mother Rit and her children (including Harriet) to his farm in Bucktown after 1823. Harriet spent her early years here and on nearby farms. Tubman was called “The Moses of Her People” for her work on the Underground Railroad. harriettubmanbyway. org/brodess-farm Dorchester County Courthouse 206 High St, 21613 410-228-1000 Site of frequent auctions of enslaved people throughout the antebellum period. Sam Green, a free Black Underground Railroad agent, was convicted here for owning a copy of Uncle Tom’s Cabin . White Underground Railroad agent Hugh Hazlett stood trial here. An outdoor exhibit explains how Harriet Tubman’s niece Kessiah Bowley and her two children escaped from the auction block in 1850. harriettubmanbyway. org/dorchester-county-courthouse Finding a Way to Freedom Tour: Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway Visitor Center at Sailwinds Park, 2 Rose Hill Pl, 21613 410-228-1000 1-800-522-TOUR A 125-mile driving tour featuring sites that illustrate the story of the Underground Railroad in Dorchester and Caroline counties. An audio tour is available for download, and stories about byway sites are told through interpretive markers and a tour brochure. harriettubmanbyway.org Frederick Douglass Driving Tour of Talbot County 215 Bay St, 21601 410-770-8000 Born into slavery, Frederick Douglass escaped to become a leading abolitionist. His speeches inspired many whites to work on the Underground Railroad. Self-guided driving tour gives visitors an overview of Douglass’ early life at 14 sites. Information and tour brochure available from the Historical Society of Talbot County. frederickdouglassbirthplace. org/driving-tour Harriet Tubman Memorial Garden Rt 50 & Washington St, 21613 410-228-1000 • 1-800-522-TOUR Native plantings, interpretive signs and artistic tribute to Harriet Tubman. harriettubmanbyway. org/harriet-tubman-memorial-garden Cambridge Bucktown Village Store 4303 Bucktown Rd, 21613 410-901-9255 Site of Harriet Tubman’s first public act of defiance. She was struck in the head with a two-pound weight while assisting an enslaved person to avoid the anger of the field overseer. harriettubmanbyway.org/ bucktown-village-store 30 Maryland’s Underground Railroad & African-American Heritage Travel Guide
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