Harriet Tubman & The Underground Railroad

The Journey To Freedom – Eastern Shore, MD

Harriet Tubman was an American abolitionist, humanitarian, armed scout and spy for the United States Army during the American Civil War.  Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and subsequently made some thirteen missions to rescue approximately seventy enslaved people, family and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad. In the post-war era she was an active participant in the struggle for women’s suffrage.

On this tour you will travel to Blackwater Refuge where you will see the terrain and obstacles she endured and visit Bucktown Store. Lunch will be provided at Suicide Bridge Restaurant along the waterfront. After lunch, you will travel to Linchester Mill where you will see an actual path where Harriet fled along the creek at night towards freedom to the North. This is a must do tour you will be talking about for years to come!