Harriet Tubman Grave

Harriet Tubman Grave
Location Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, New York
Coordinates 42°55′29″N 76°34′29″W / 42.92472°N 76.57472°W / 42.92472; -76.57472Coordinates: 42°55′29″N 76°34′29″W / 42.92472°N 76.57472°W / 42.92472; -76.57472
Area less than one acre
Built 1937
MPS Harriet Tubman in Auburn, New York MPS
NRHP Reference # 99000348[1]
Added to NRHP April 02, 1999

Harriet Tubman Grave is an historic gravesite located in Fort Hill Cemetery at Auburn, in Cayuga County, New York. The granite gravestone marks the resting place of famed African-American abolitionist and humanitarian Harriet Tubman, who was born into slavery in Maryland in the United States in 1820.

The gravestone marker is approximately three feet tall, and was erected in 1937 by the Empire State Federation of Women's Clubs. It is carved with the name "Harriet Tubman Davis (1820–1913)" on the front. On the back is an inscription commemorating Tubman's work with the Underground Railroad and her role as scout and nurse during the Civil War. The religious faith that marked all her activities is noted with the inscription "Servant of God, Well Done." The gravesite is located on Fort Hill Cemetery's "West Lawn C", beneath a large tree, with two small bushes on each side of her headstone.

Harriet Tubman's grave is the focus of an annual pilgrimage by the Thompson AME Zion Church to commemorate her life and work.[2]

The gravesite was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

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  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Susanne R. Warren (October 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Harriet Tubman Grave" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01.

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