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Visitor Center, Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park

Acroterion · 15 April 2017

A modern visitor center building at the national park in Maryland honoring Harriet Tubman's origins in Dorchester County.

A modern park and visitor center commemorating Tubman's origins in Dorchester County, Maryland.

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Modern visitor center building with gabled roofs, white and grey clad walls, a glass-walled section, and a stone retaining wall in front of a lawn under a clear blue sky.
Visitor center at Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park, Dorchester County, Maryland. Photo by Acroterion, 15 April 2017.

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What it is

This is a photograph of the visitor center at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Dorchester County, Maryland, taken in 2017. The building is a modern structure with gabled roofs and glass walls.

Why it matters

This park and visitor center mark the region where Tubman was born and lived before her escape from slavery. It represents how her life and legacy continue to be commemorated and taught today.

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  • Why might a national park be created to honor the place where Tubman grew up?
  • What is the difference between a historical site built during a person's lifetime and one built later to remember them?
  • What might visitors learn here that a document or photograph cannot show?

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Scan of an 1849 newspaper runaway-slave reward notice headed 'Three Hundred Dollars Reward', offering rewards for three runaways named Harry, Ben and Minty, signed by Eliza Ann Brodess near Bucktown, Dorchester County, Md.Newspaper article

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Three Hundred Dollars Reward Notice

Eliza Ann Brodess · 3 October 1849

Black-and-white studio portrait of a standing woman in a dark long-sleeved dress with a white collar, buttons down the bodice, and a tasseled key at her waist. Her hand rests on a draped chair; a hat and coat lie on a fringed stool, and a draped table stands at left against a plain backdrop with a column.Photograph

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Harriet Tubman

Harvey B. Lindsley · c. 1871-1876

Scan of a dark brown cloth book cover with a worn, faded light-colored title block at the top left, too faded to read clearly. The rest of the cover is plain, with a visible spine edge along the left side.Book

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Harriet, the Moses of Her People

Sarah Bradford · 1886

Sepia carte-de-visite portrait of a seated Black woman in a dark long-sleeved dress with a white collar and a light checked skirt, leaning her arm on a spindle chair. Handwritten signature reads Harriet Tubman. Red and cream border.Photograph

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Carte-de-visite Portrait of Harriet Tubman

Benjamin Powelson · c. 1868-1869

Scanned handwritten General Affidavit form, filled in by hand, with a title printed at top. The text describes a claim for services as nurse and cook in hospitals and as commander of scouts during the Civil War. Signatures of affiants appear at the bottom, including Harriet Tubman's name and her mark.Document

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General Affidavit of Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman · 1898

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