Blackwater Wildlife Refuge
Experience Tubman’s story through the road trip known as the Tubman Byway. This self-guided, scenic driving tour includes more than 30 sites, many of them with outdoor markers or interpretive signs that share the story of that place, and winds for 125 miles through Dorchester on Maryland’s Eastern Shore before into Delaware and ending in Philadelphia, where Tubman first found freedom.
Highlights include the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park and Visitor Center, The Harriet Tubman Museum & Educational Center (home of the Harriet Tubman Mural), the Dorchester County Courthouse (with its magnificent, new bronze sculpture honoring Tubman). Learn more about the sites through our free Map & Guide and free audio guide.
The byway in Dorchester County also includes Brodess Farm, where Harriet spent her early years; Bucktown General Store, where Harriet’s life changed forever.
History Savers
Renna is a history saver, and just one of many fascinating people you might meet along the Byway. Read her story on VisitDorchester.org.
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