Blackwater Wildlife Refuge
Experience Tubman’s story through the road trip known as the Tubman Byway. This self-guided, scenic driving tour includes more than 30 sites, many of them with outdoor markers or interpretive signs that share the story of that place, and winds for 125 miles through Dorchester on Maryland’s Eastern Shore before into Delaware and ending in Philadelphia, where Tubman first found freedom.
Highlights include the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park and Visitor Center, The Harriet Tubman Museum & Educational Center (home of the Harriet Tubman Mural), the Dorchester County Courthouse (with its magnificent, new bronze sculpture honoring Tubman). Learn more about the sites through our free Map & Guide and free audio guide.
The byway in Dorchester County also includes Brodess Farm, where Harriet spent her early years; Bucktown General Store, where Harriet’s life changed forever.
History Savers
Renna is a history saver, and just one of many fascinating people you might meet along the Byway. Read her story on VisitDorchester.org.
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Updated March 1, 2024 Harriet Tubman's funeral in 1913 in Auburn, New York. Celebrate Harriet Tubman in the land where she was born this March. Harriet [...]
UGRR stamps to be dedicated at Harriet Tubman Day March 9
Join in the Harriet Tubman Day celebration on March 9, 2024 at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park & Visitor Center in Church Creek, MD. The highlight will be the official, national dedication of the new U.S. Postal Service stamps that feature Tubman and nine other Underground Railroad heroes!
Celebrate Black History Month in Harriet Tubman Country on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
The area along the Harriet Tubman Byway on Maryland's Eastern Shore is filled with Black history and culture – from Harriet Tubman to civil rights. That means there is lots to explore for Black History Month – and every other month of the year, too, especially in Dorchester County, Maryland – birthplace of Harriet Tubman....