Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park | |
Maryland State Park | |
Country | United States |
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State | Maryland |
County | Dorchester |
Coordinates | 38°26′54″N 76°08′19″W / 38.44833°N 76.13861°WCoordinates: 38°26′54″N 76°08′19″W / 38.44833°N 76.13861°W [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
- ↑ "Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park". Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
- ↑ "Fiscal Year 2015 DNR Owned Lands Acreage" (PDF). Maryland Department of Natural Resources. August 18, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- 1 2 "Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park". Maryland DNR. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
External links
- Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park Maryland Department of Natural Resources
- Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument National Park Service
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