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Photographer: Mike Wintermantel
Taken: December 14, 2014
Caption: History of Observatory Hill Marker
Additional Description: Panel 12
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman
Activist
Harriet Tubman was an African-American abolishonist, humanitarian and Union spy during the American Civil War.

Born: c. 1822, Dorchester County, MD
Died: March 10, 1913, Auburn, NY


"Every dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world."


Historians say the Felix Brunot mansion on Stockton Avenue was once a station on the underground railway, where fugitive slaves from the South stopped for food and shelter.
Submitted: December 17, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Database Locator Identification Number: p295440
File Size: 1.940 Megabytes

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