Tubman is certainly the most famous of the Eastern Shore’s Underground Railroad heroes, but she is far from the only one. Spend a day traveling the 125-mile-long Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, and you’ll be amazed at how the dramatic tales of flight keep piling up, one after another and another.
But first things first: This Byway is a different sort of daytrip from most of the others you’ll find here on the Secrets website or in my forthcoming book, “Fun Daytrips on the Eastern Shore.” Most other daytrips are straightforward jaunts to cool towns, fun museums, and natural wonders.
What we have here is a long drive, with 35 stops along 125 miles of backroads connecting Cambridge, Church Creek, Madison, Bucktown, East New Market, Preston, Denton, and Greensboro. Some stops are private homes; you’ll only be able to look from a distance. Others are old church buildings that are open only on rare special occasions. Still others are still-functioning public facilities—think courthouses and marinas—where important things happened in slavery times.
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5 comments:
I guess the white people that helped blacks mean nothing ?
8:32 - especially the ones in modern times!
Such an overblown pile of crap, she personally only went south to rescue members of her family. It was others that rescued more on this underground. The actual total of slaves rescued is also inflated.
Her actions were against the law of that time also, but no one seems to recall that. Kind of like vigilante justice, if you don't agree with the law, just break it.
Pitbulls are very dangerous, so you go out and kill them to protect people from these animals, most folks would agree with you, but it is against the law what you are doing. But your heart was in the right place, your saving the people, so I guess we can make you a hero.
Sweetheart...people are far more dangerous than pitbulls. And I doubt most people would agree that anyone should just go out and start killing all the pitbulls.
You are a totally hater. I feel sorry for you that you find negativity in probably everything you encounter. Sad
Sounds like a great day trip. Beautiful scenery and Suicide Bridge for lunch.
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