EASTERN SHORE Cambridge Finding a Way to Freedom Driving Tour: Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway 2 Rose Hill Pl, 21613 410-228-1000 Explore the Eastern Shore of Maryland with Harriet Tubman, one of the most famous Underground Railroad conductors. After finding her own liberty in 1849, Tubman returned to this area to bring away about 70 family members and friends. Drive along the 125-mile byway guided by its downloadable audio tour and mobile app. Experience exhibits, landscapes, homes and home sites, meeting houses and courthouses that illustrate the life and work of Harriet Tubman. Trace her escape routes and the paths of other freedom seekers, through fields, forests, waterways, and roads that brought them to the safe homes and hiding places of black and white Underground Railroad agents. Information, self-guided driving brochure and audio tour available from the Dorchester Visitor Center at Sailwinds Park East. harriettubmanbyway.org Adventures of Harriet Tubman & the UGRR at Blackwater 2524 Key Wallace Dr, 21613 • 410-901-9255 Travel by boat or bicycle along the banks and rivers of Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. Explore the waterways that Harriet Tubman used to escape on the Underground Railroad. Guided tours by appointment for a fee. blackwateradventuresmd.com self-guided driving tour of 14 Talbot County sites gives the visitor an overview of Frederick Douglass’ early life. It was here that he learned what it meant to be a slave and that it was possible to escape. Information available from the Talbot County Visitor Center. frederickdouglassbirthplace. org/driving-tour Ridgely A Journey Begins: Nature’s Role in the Flight to Freedom, An Audio Tour 12610 Eveland Rd, 21660 410-634-2847 The audio guide leads people on trails through forest, marsh and field to enhance their understanding of the relationship between nature and the Underground Railroad. The tour demonstrates how nature provided both obstacles and opportunities for freedom seekers. The landscape evokes the Underground Railroad era as a context for understanding what it was like to escape from Maryland’s Eastern Shore. adkinsarboretum.org/about_ us/title/audio-tours Easton Frederick Douglass Driving Tour of Talbot County 215 Bay St, 21601 410-770-8000 Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in Talbot County. He later escaped and became one of the leading Americans in the Abolition Movement. His eloquent words inspired many whites to work on the Underground Railroad. This VISITORS LISTEN TO THE AUDIO TOUR, A JOURNEY BEGINS, AT THE ADKINS ARBORETUM. 40 Maryland’s Underground Railroad & African-American Heritage Travel Guide
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