Interactive Harriet Tubman Byway Map

Exploring the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway

Explore the following maps for details and links to each stop along the Harriet Tubman Byway.

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Dorchester County, Maryland visitor info – VisitDorchester.org
Caroline County, Maryland visitor info – VisitCaroline.org
Kent County, Delaware visitor info – Delaware’s Quaint Villages
Wilmington, Delaware visitor info – Greater Wilmington Convention & Visitors Bureau
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1. Dorchester County Visitor Center

Information and Orientation for the Journey 2 Rose Hill Place Cambridge, MD 21613 Open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 410-228-1000 Get Directions VisitDorchester.org Tubman Byway Map

2. Harriet Tubman Memorial Garden

Honoring Harriet Tubman
U.S. 50 at Washington Street
Cambridge MD 21613
Open daily, dawn to dusk
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3. Dorchester County Courthouse

Challenging Slavery
206 High Street
Cambridge, MD 21613
Home to the "Beacon of Hope" Harriet Tubman sculpture by Wesley Wofford
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4. High Street District/Bayly House

High Street District/Bayly House
207 High Street
Cambridge, MD 21613
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5. Long Wharf

Portal to Slavery – Gateway to Freedom Water Street Cambridge, MD 21613 Get Directions Tubman Byway Map

6. Harriet Tubman Museum & Educational Center

Keeping the Flame Alive
424 Race Street
Cambridge, MD 21613-1836
410-228-0401
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harriettubmanmuseumcenter.org
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7. Stanley Institute

School of Determination
MD Route 16
Cambridge, MD 21613
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8. Church Creek

Crosscurrents of Slavery and Freedom
Church Creek, MD
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9. Malone’s Church

Early Church
White Marsh Road
Madison, MD 21648
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10. Madison

Roots of Family and Community
MD Route 16 and Madison Canning House Rd.
Madison, MD 21648
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11. Joseph Stewart’s Canal

Danger and Drudgery in the Marshes
MD Route 16 and Parsons Creek
Taylors Island, MD 21669
DRIVE-BY ACCESS ONLY
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12. New Revived United Methodist Church

4350 Smithville Road
Taylors Island, MD 21669
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13. Buttons Creek

The Art of Disguise
MD Route 335 and Blackwater River
Church Creek, MD 21622
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14. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center

Honoring a Hero
4068 Golden Hill Road
Church Creek, MD 21622
410-221-2290
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15. Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

Timeless Landscapes 2145 Key Wallace Drive Cambridge, MD 21613 410-228-2677 Get Directions Tubman Byway Map

16. Little Blackwater Bridge

Key Wallace Drive and Little Blackwater River
Church Creek, MD 21622
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17. Brodess Farm

Where Harriet Tubman Was Enslaved as a Child Greenbrier Road Bucktown, MD 21613 Get Directions Tubman Byway Map

18. Bucktown General Store

Site of Harriet Tubman’s First Act of Defiance 4303 Bucktown Road Bucktown, MD 21613 410-901-9255 Open by appointment Get Directions Tubman Byway Map

19. Bestpitch Ferry Bridge

Marshland Secrets to Escape
Bestpitch Ferry Road and Transquaking River
Bucktown, MD 21613
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20. Scott’s Chapel

Bucktown Road
Bucktown, MD 21613
DRIVE-BY ACCESS ONLY
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21. Pritchett Meredith Farm

Betrayed by a Black Underground Railroad Conductor
Bucktown and DeCoursey Bridge Roads
Bucktown, MD 21613
DRIVE-BY ACCESS ONLY
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22. Faith Community United Methodist Church

Faith United Methodist Church and Rev. Sam Green
509 Railroad Avenue
East New Market, MD 21631
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23. Jacob and Hannah Leverton Home

Station House of Quaker Underground Railroad Agents
3531 Seaman Road
Preston, MD 21655
410-673-1910
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24. Linchester Mill

Enslaved and Free Blacks Working Side by Side
Route 331 and Linchester Road
Preston, MD 21655
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25. Choptank Landing

Site of Harriet Tubman’s Most Daring Rescues
Choptank Road at Choptank River
Preston, MD 21655
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26. Mount Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Cemetery

Secret Meeting Place
2246 Marsh Creek Road
Preston, MD 21655
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27. Jonestown

Route 16 Harmony Road
Preston, MD 21655
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28. Webb Cabin

Typical African-American Home
Grove Road
Preston, MD 21655
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29. Gilpin Point

Sailing Away to Freedom
Holly Park Drive
Harmony, MD 21655
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30. William Still Interpretive Center

Tragedy and Triumph on the Road to Freedom 4-H Park, Detour Road Denton, MD 21629 Get Directions Tubman Byway Map

31. Caroline Courthouse

Site of Slave Auction and Jail
Courthouse Square
Denton, MD 21629
410-479-2055
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32. Moses Viney/Daniel Crouse Memorial Park

Challenging Slavery
5 Crouse Park
Denton, MD 21629
410 479-2050
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www.carolinemd.org
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33. Denton Steamboat Wharf

Once Thriving Port
10219 River Landing Road
Denton, MD 21629
410-479-0655
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34. Tuckahoe Neck Meeting House

Quakers as Underground Railroad Agents
Meeting House Road
Denton, MD 21629
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35. Adkins Arboretum

Typical Woodland and Marshland
12610 Eveland Road
Ridgely, MD 21660
410-634-2847
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www.adkinsarboretum.org
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36. Greensboro

Dangerous Crossing
North Main Street and Cedar Lane
Greensboro, MD 21639
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37. Christian Park / Red Bridges

A Place to Wade Across the Choptank
Red Bridges Road
Greensboro, MD 21639
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38. Willow Grove

Site of Samuel D. Burris
Norman G. Wilder Wildlife Area
6693 Willow Grove Road
Camden Wyoming, DE 19934
302-284-4795
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www.dnrec.delaware.gov
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39. Old State House

Taking Risks for Freedom The Old State House 25 The Green Dover, DE 19901 www.history.delaware.gov First State Heritage Park Welcome Ctr 121 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard Dover, DE 19901 Get Directions www.nps.gov/frst/index.htm www.destateparks.com/heritagepark