She learned the skills that were vital to make her a successful conductor on the underground railroad. She was reading the landscape, foraging for food, reading the stars, being comfortable outdoors by herself. I would like to highlight our Visitor Center. This building is lined in cedar which is a reference to her time in the field with her father. These last three buildings are lined in zinc. The idea is that after you visit our Visitors Center, your ignorance about her retirement life and the underground railroad will fade as well. We have a vegetative roof on the flat surfaces, you can see the one on the far south. It helps us keep the Visitor Center warm in the winter and cool in the summer. We also have rain barrels to collect that excess water and we use it to water our vegetation. We also have photovoltaic light, we turn them off at night to do programs and also we have a concern on light pollution. The light is filtered downwards. So you can enjoy the night sky. And the far en
It was here in this area where she learned the skills that were vital to make her a successful conductor on the underground railroad. Skills such as reading the landscape, foraging for food, walking through the woods reading the stars, being , comfortable outdoors by herself. I would like to highlight our Visitor Center. This building is lined in cedar which is a reference to her time in the fields with her father. These last three buildings are lined in zinc. The idea is over time, it will and weather and begin to fade. The idea is that after you visit our Visitors Center, your ignorance about Harriet Tubmans life and the underground railroad will fade as well. We have a vegetative roof on the flat surfaces, you can see the one on the far south. That helps us keep the Visitor Center warm in the winter and cool in the summer. We also have rain barrels to collect the excess water and we use it to water our vegetation. We also have photovoltaic lights. We turn them off at night to do and
The grounds and exhibits to learn about the lives of escaped slaves, abolitionist, civil war spy and suffragist, Harriet Tubman. Welcome to Harriet Tubmans underground railroad state park. Here we highlight Harriet Tubmans early years. She was born about three miles east of here in the town of madison and spent a lot of time in this area. It was here in this area where she learned the skills that were vital to make her a successful conductor on the underground railroad. Skills such as reading the landscapes, reading the stars, foraging for food, and being comfortable outdoors by herself. I would like to highlight our Visitor Center. This building is lined in cedar which is a reference to her time in the timber fields spent with her father. These last three buildings are lined in zinc. The idea is that after you visit our Visitors Center, your ignorance about Harriet Tubmans life and the underground railroad will fade, as well. We have a vegetative roof on the flat surfaces, you can see
Foliage and plants, and magnificent flowers. We will go tout Chelsea Ingram , our meteorologist, shes outside by fountains and it sounds like we will get a lot of rain. Reporter jessica, you are right, by the way we are out here by fountains, the fountain show is just getting underway, this is such a zen like place to be in, it is a wonderful feeling afternoon, but things are going ton changing here very quickly with some rain, on the way. Lets go outside now to a live look at storm scan three, we are monitoring some showers located just outside to our west, we will be pushing east here very soon heading in to places like Chester County and then they will be on their way over into philadelphia but right new we have heavy rain in southern delaware, and it is making its way in central, northern delaware at this point in time. Flash flood watch is in effect until 2 00 on saturday because we anticipate very heavy rain heading our way. Temperatures right now are checking in the 70s and 80s.
Foliage and plants, and magnificent flowers. We will go tout Chelsea Ingram , our meteorologist, shes outside by fountains and it sounds like we will get a lot of rain. Reporter jessica, you are right, by the way we are out here by fountains, the fountain show is just getting underway, this is such a zen like place to be in, it is a wonderful feeling afternoon, but things are going ton changing here very quickly with some rain, on the way. Lets go outside now to a live look at storm scan three, we are monitoring some showers located just outside to our west, we will be pushing east here very soon heading in to places like Chester County and then they will be on their way over into philadelphia but right new we have heavy rain in southern delaware, and it is making its way in central, northern delaware at this point in time. Flash flood watch is in effect until 2 00 on saturday because we anticipate very heavy rain heading our way. Temperatures right now are checking in the 70s and 80s.