Cambridge in Dorchester County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Harriet Tubman Memorial Garden

Celebrating an Icon

— Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway —

Harriet Tubman Memorial Garden marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 28, 2014

1. Harriet Tubman Memorial Garden marker

Inscription.
The local community, joined by others across the nation, honors its native daughter, Harriet Ross Tubman. Her memory endures through artistic expression in works of literature, music, sculpture, paint, photography, performance, and more.

Today’s descendants of enslaved and free blacks, as well as slave owners, continue to live and work in the area. There are relatives of some who escaped to freedom and descendants of Tubman’s family. One Tubman relative, Charles E. T. Ross, designed and painted the park’s mural in honor of his ancestor.

[Caption:]
Right: In early 2012, members of Harriet Tubman’s family gathered to unveil a wax figure of their ancestor at Madame Tussauds in Washington, DC. The remarkable likeness later traveled to Cambridge and was briefly on display at the Harriet Tubman Organization. Here Valery Ross Manokey, Tubman’s great-great-grand-niece and closest living relative, poses for a picture with the figure.

“Her tales of adventure are beyond anything in fiction and her ingenuity and generalship are extraordinary. I have known her for some time—the slaves call her Moses.”
Letter from Thomas Wentworth Higginson, 1859

Erected by America's Byways; Maryland Heritage Area Authority. (Marker Number 2.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans. In addition, it is included in the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 2012.

Location. 38° 33.582′ N, 76° 3.798′ W. Marker is in Cambridge, Maryland, in Dorchester County. It is at the intersection of Washington Street (Maryland Route 343) and Ocean Gateway (U.S. 50) on Washington Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cambridge MD 21613, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is on the Eastern Shore.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Agents on the Underground Railroad (here, next to this marker); Abolitionist, Scout, Spy, and Nurse (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Born To Be Free (within shouting distance of this marker); LaGrange Plantation (approx. half a mile away); Goldsborough Stable (approx. half a mile away); The Stronghouse (approx. half a mile away); Turning Numbers into Names… (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cambridge.

Other markers no longer nearby. The Post War Years (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Civil War: Abolitionist, Scout, Spy and Nurse

Harriet Tubman Memorial Garden Marker [Reverse] image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 27, 2022

2. Harriet Tubman Memorial Garden Marker [Reverse]

(was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Station Stops: The Underground Railroad (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Joe Bailey Shakes the Lion's Paw (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Born To Be Free (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Goldsborough Stable (was approx. half a mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Neild Museum (was approx. half a mile away but has been permanently removed); Annie Oakley Lived Down The Street (was approx. half a mile away but has been permanently removed); Robbins Heritage Center (was approx. half a mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Harriet Tubman: American hero. Dorchester website entry (Submitted on May 6, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Additional commentary.
1. Adjacent Markers
There are six

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 27, 2022

3. Harriet Tubman Memorial Garden Marker

other markers surrounding this small park detailing the life of Harriet Tubman. Unfortunately they have deteriorated and are mostly unreadable.

— Submitted August 26, 2016, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.

Harriet Tubman Memorial Garden Mural image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 28, 2014

4. Harriet Tubman Memorial Garden Mural

Harriet Tubman in Madame Tussauds image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, June 4, 2016

5. Harriet Tubman in Madame Tussauds

In early 2012, members of Harriet Tubman's family gathered to unveil a wax figure of their ancestor at Madame Tussauds in Washington, DC. The remarkable likeness later traveled to Cambridge and was briefly on display at the Harriet Tubman Organization. Here Valery Ross Manokey, Tubman's great-great-grand-niece and closest living relative, poses for a picture with the figure.Close-up of AP photo on marker

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, June 4, 2016

6. Freedom

"Her tales of adventure are beyond anything in fiction and her ingenuity and generalship are extraordinary. I have known her for some time - the slaves call her Moses." -- letter from Thomas Wentworth Higginson , 1859.Close-up of image on the lower part of the marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 25, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,330 times since then and 55 times this year. Last updated on November 11, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1. submitted on November 25, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 2, 3. submitted on August 28, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 4. submitted on November 25, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 5, 6. submitted on June 11, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.