Church Creek in Dorchester County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Church Creek
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The 125-mile Harriet Tubman Tubman Underground Railroad Byway is the only place in the nation that preserves and interprets the landscapes where Harriet Tubman was born, lived, labored, and fled. In 1849, she liberated herself from the slave-holding society that existed here. Yet, she boldly returned numerous times, at great risk to her life and well-being, to rescue her family and friends and to inspire others to follow her footsteps to freedom.
More than a century after her death, Harriet Tubman still would recognize many places in the Eastern Shore's mosaic of waterways, forests, and fields. Stops along the byway make it possible to learn about the lives of enslaved and free blacks, abolitionists, and slave holders, as well as escape routes used by Tubman and her fellow freedom seekers. Paddling on nearby waterways adds a unique perspective to Tubman's daring escape story.
Journey along the byway and discover stories of family, community, faith, and freedom. Trace Harriet Tubman's pursuit of equality, justice, and self-determination for all.
"I was free; but there was no one to welcome me to the land of freedom, I was a stranger in a strange land, and my home after all was down in the old cabin quarter, with the old folks, and my brothers and sisters. But to this solemn resolutionI came; I was free, and they should be free also; I would make a home for them in the North, and the Lord helping me, I would bring them all there."
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Harriet Tubman
Erected by America's Byways; Maryland Heritage Area Authority. (Marker Number 8.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Women. In addition, it is included in the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1849.
Location. 38° 30.387′ N, 76° 8.953′ W. Marker is in Church Creek, Maryland, in Dorchester County. It is on Church Creek Road (Maryland Route 16) 0.6 miles south of Brannock Neck Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1926 Church Creek Rd, Church Creek MD 21622, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, 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 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Treaty Oak (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Finding Freedom (approx. 0.4 miles away); Walk the Old Trinity Heritage Trail (approx. one mile away); Writer, War Strategist, Enigma (approx. one mile away); Trinity P.E. Church (approx. one mile away); Stanley Institute
![Church Creek Marker [Reverse] image. Click for full size.](Photos6/675/Photo675616.jpg?830202272200PM "Church Creek Marker [Reverse]. Click for full size.")
Another marker is no longer nearby. Anna Ella Carroll (was approx. 1.1 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 357 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 30, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
