Abolitionist, civil war spy and suffragist Harriet Tubman. Welcome to Harriet Tubman underground railroad state park. My name is Ranger Crenshaw and here we highlight Harriet Tubmans early years. She was born not three miles east of here in the town of madison and she spent a lot of time in this area as well as bucktown a few miles west of here. It was here in this area of Dorchester County that she learned the skills vital to make her a successful conductor on the underground railroad, reading the landscape, reading the stars, foraging for food and being comfortable outdoors by herself. Id like to highlight a little bit about our Visitors Center. This building is lined in cedar. These last three buildings are lined in zinc and the idea behind the zinc is that over time it will begin to patina and weather kind of like copper begins to patina and it will begin to fade and the idea is that after you come through our Visitors Center your ignorance about Harriet Tubmans life with the under
You most likely, at one time or another, have retold an urban legend. Maybe you didn’t even know it was an urban legend you were talking about? It was just a story you heard from a friend who had a cousin whose college roommate told them? Most of us have either told an urban legend […]
PRESTON — Christmas traditionally is a time for retelling stories of inspirational ancestors, while gathered around the tree or sharing a festive meal. But four years ago a new tradition
PRESTON — Christmas traditionally is a time for retelling stories of inspirational ancestors, while gathered around the tree or sharing a festive meal. But four years ago a new tradition
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