A new visitor center honoring Harriet Tubman opens this weekend in Maryland, where Tubman was born a slave and later became a leading figure on the Underground Railroad. The Harriet Tubman Underground ...

In rural Dorchester County, a special celebration is planned for New Year’s Day. The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad ...

CHURCH CREEK, Md. – A new visitors’ center on the Eastern Shore explores the history of one of Maryland’s most famous figures, the Underground Railroad conductor, abolitionist and Civil War spy ...

She ran through the night, gravitating toward the peninsula's cold, still water. She could move quietly through it. Her father taught her how. But after completing the perilous journey to freedom, ...

CHURCH CREEK, MD ‒ Deanna Mitchell pointed to the bronze bust of Harriet Tubman at the center's entrance and urged visitors to touch the nape of its neck to feel the scars. The bust, she explained, ...

The planned Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center in Dorchester County is getting $8.5 million for construction costs from the U.S. Department of Transportation, the last piece it needed ...

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The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati is paying a special tribute to abolitionist Harriet Tubman.For a limited time, visitors can see an 11-foot-tall bronze statue of the ...

Tubman's grave in Fort Hill Cemetery is not an official part of the national park, but students stressed the importance of bringing it into the visitor experience either through signage or programming ...

One mile from the city's center, where Tubman's residence, the Home for the Aged and other properties associated with the abolitionist are located along South Street, there are plans to construct a ...