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

Harriet Tubman

ca. 1822 - 1913

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 5, 2025

1. Harriet Tubman Marker

Inscription. Harriet Tubman self-liberated in 1849. Returning about 13 times to lead around 70 enslaved people to freedom. Serving the Union Army gathering reconnaissance intelligence, she became the first woman to lead a military operation, the Combahee River Raid, freeing over 750 people. Settling in Auburn, New York, Tubman provided housing for the homeless, infirmed and elderly, champion racial and gender equality, leaving an enduring legacy of service to humanity.

Erected 2025 by Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Historical Trust.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • War, US Civil • Women. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1849.

Location. 38° 27.531′ N, 76° 2.908′ W. Marker is in Bucktown, Maryland, in Dorchester County. It is on Greenbrier Road one mile west of Bestpitch Ferry Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2902 Greenbrier Rd, Cambridge MD 21613, 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: Brodess Farm (here, next to this marker); Finding Freedom (a few steps from this marker);

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Resistance (approx. 0.9 miles away); Pool One at Wildlife Drive (approx. 2.6 miles away); The American Bald Eagle (approx. 2.8 miles away); The Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem (approx. 2.8 miles away); Muskrat and Nutria (approx. 2.8 miles away); Delmarva Peninsula Fox Squirrel (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bucktown.

Other markers no longer nearby. Harriet Tubman (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Finding Freedom (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has replaced the linked marker.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 5, 2025

2. Harriet Tubman Marker

Harriet Tubman image. Click for full size.

Photographed by H. B. Lindsley, c.1870

3. Harriet Tubman

Library of Congress photo, LC-USZ62-7816.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 69 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 5, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on December 4, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland.