Harriet Tubman

Name of LeaderDescription
Harriet TubmanAmerican abolitionist and political activist famous for Underground Railroad

DESCRIPTIONNAME OF SITECITYSTATE
BIRTHPLACEMARKERDORCHESTER COUNTYMARYLAND
HOMEHOUSEPHILADELPHIAPENNSYLVANIA
MUSEUMCOUNTY LEARNING CENTERCAMBRIDGE MARYLAND
DEATHPLACEHOUSEAUBURNNEW YORK
BURIAL PLACEFORT HILL CEMETERYAUBURNNEW YORK

HARRIET TUBMAN HELPED FREE SLAVES TO ST CATHERINE (Near Buffallo NY) AND CHATHAM KENT CANADA (near Detroit, MI) – UNDERGROUND RAILROAD. PICTURES BELOW ARE FROM AME CHURCH IN ST. CATHERNINE, ONTARIO, CA

HARRIET TUBMAN LIVED IN AUBURN, NEW YORK, DURING HER LATER YEARS AND DIED THERE. SHE STARTED THE ‘HOME FOR THE AGED’. THERE IS A MUSEUM FOR HER ON THAT SITE.