Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park
Maryland State Park
Country United States
State Maryland
County Dorchester
Coordinates 38°26′54″N 76°08′19″W / 38.44833°N 76.13861°W / 38.44833; -76.13861Coordinates: 38°26′54″N 76°08′19″W / 38.44833°N 76.13861°W / 38.44833; -76.13861 [1]
Area 17 acres (7 ha) [2]
Established 2007
 - Groundbreaking 2013
 - Grand Opening March 10, 2017 [3]
Management Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Location in Maryland
Website: Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park is a Maryland state park dedicated to the life and work of abolitionist and Underground Railroad activist Harriet Tubman.

The park is on Route 335 near Church Creek in Dorchester County, adjacent to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. The park, which was created in 2007 through a land swap with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is being developed in conjunction with the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument and is the trailhead for the 125-mile (201 km) Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway and All American Road.[3]

References

  1. "Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park". Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  2. "Fiscal Year 2015 DNR Owned Lands Acreage" (PDF). Maryland Department of Natural Resources. August 18, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park". Maryland DNR. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
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