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Driving tour journeys through Harriet Tubman's life, legacy in Maryland

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A driving tour celebrates the life and legacy of one of the Eastern Shore’s most famous former residents. A scenic drive through the fields and marshlands of Dorchester County was, at one point, a road to freedom. “When they do the byway, I want them to feel what it was like and what it was like to get to the end and be in freedom,” said Holly Gilpin, the county’s director of tourism. Harriet Tubman was born into slavery in Dorchester County and…

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Driving tour journeys through Harriet Tubman's life, legacy in Maryland

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Harriet Tubman Awarded Rank of One-Star Brigadier General

Harriet Tubman, the courageous abolitionist who guided Union soldiers during the Civil War was honored for her resilience and contributions to the war effort in Eastern Shore, Maryland recently. The event drew a large crowd as Maryland’s National Guard as Maryland Gov. Wes Moore posthumously awarded Tubman the rank of one-star brigadier general. The ceremony took place near her birthplace at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park in …

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