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

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Harriet Tubman

1820-1913

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 5, 2024

1. Harriet Tubman Marker

Inscription. The "Moses of her People", Harriett Tubman of the Bucktown District found freedom for herself and some three hundred other slaves whom she led north. In the Civil War she served the Union army as a nurse, scout and spy.

Erected 1967 by Maryland Civil War Centennial Commission.

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 1820.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 38° 27.544′ N, 76° 2.906′ W. Marker was in Bucktown, Maryland, in Dorchester County. It was on Greenbrier Road one mile west of Bestpitch Ferry Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 2905 Greenbrier Rd, Cambridge MD 21613, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was on the Eastern Shore.

It was also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 3 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Finding Freedom (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Harriet Tubman (within shouting distance of this marker); Brodess Farm (within shouting distance of this

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marker); 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). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bucktown.

Another marker is no longer nearby. 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 been replaced with the linked marker.

Also see . . . Many Maryland Markers do not tell the Whole Story. This state historical marker says Harriet Tubman freed 300 enslaved people. The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Scenic Byway said it was 70. The 70 figure is in the new museum and visitors center as well as in historian Kate Clifford Larson’s book; it’s the correct number, with Larson documenting 13 rescues in total. Larson said she’s tried to have the marker removed... See nearby marker "Finding Freedom". (Submitted on November 21, 2023.)

Harriett Tubman Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by F. Robby, November 3, 2007

2. Harriett Tubman Marker

Before the marker had been damaged image. Click for full size.

M. Bourne - Maryland Historical Trust Historic Sites Survey, November 1975

3. Before the marker had been damaged

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

4. Harriet Tubman Marker

Harriet Tubman Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Linda Walcroft, August 25, 2015

5. Harriet Tubman Markers

This photo was taken prior to the additional marker's installation.

Harriet Tubman image. Click for full size.

Photographed by H. B. Lindsley, c.1870

6. Harriet Tubman

Library of Congress photo, LC-USZ62-7816.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 11,769 times since then and 84 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 19, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. 2. submitted on December 4, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. 3. submitted on February 29, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. 4. submitted on August 31, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 5. submitted on September 6, 2015, by Linda Walcroft of Woodstock, Virginia. 6. submitted on December 4, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland.