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Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center

About Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center

Operated in partnership with the Maryland Park Service, this visitor center considers the life and legacy of Harriet Tubman, born a slave here in Dorchester County, Maryland. Tubman escaped her condition of slavery and returned to Maryland to bring more than 70 relatives and friends to freedom using the Underground Railroad network. Experience the landscape that colored Tubman's early life, and explore exhibits and a film to learn more about her compelling story.

Park Passport stamps are available here.

Adapted from National Park Service.

The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center is a visitor center and history museum located on the grounds of the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park (a Maryland state park) in Church Creek, Maryland, in the United States. The state park is surrounded by Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, whose north side is bordered by Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park. Jointly created and managed by the National Park Service and Maryland Park Service, the visitor center opened on March 10, 2017.

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African-American museumHistory museumNational Park Service visitor center
Founded
2017

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Nearby museums

Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within 9 miles of Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center; the closest, South Dorchester Folk Museum, is about 4.4 miles away.