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Historic sites with a file in Maryland

Maryland carries 65 dossiers under this filing — places the record keeps even where the classification stays broad. The documented past sits on one side of each file, the reported present on the other. Claims are logged as claims; the archive does not certify the ground.

65 dossiers5 counties covered100% open to visitorsBest Farm/L'Hermitage — deepest file

Also filed under historic site:Ohio62 New York51 Pennsylvania35 Michigan29 Virginia28 Illinois27 Iowa26 Massachusetts24

Other Maryland filings:Cemeteries4

Best Farm/L'Hermitage

Frederick, Maryland

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Parson's Creek: Keene Family Escape Route

Madison, Maryland

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Reverend Samuel Green and the Original Colored People’s Methodist Episcopal Church

East New Market, Maryland

The free Black minister—imprisoned for owning a copy of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.

Old Jail of St. Mary's County

Leonardtown, Maryland

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Sotterley

Hollywood, Maryland

The 1703 plantation—where the slave cabins stand on the Patuxent.

Hampton National Historic Site

Towson, Maryland

The 1790 mansion—the Ridgely estate where the enslaved built the fortune.

Mount Clare

Baltimore, Maryland

The 1760 mansion—where the Carrolls’ enslaved worked.

Marietta House

Glenn Dale, Maryland

The 1812 house—where the judge’s enslaved worked.

Belair Mansion

Bowie, Maryland

The 1745 mansion—where the Ogles’ enslaved worked.

Darnall's Chance

Upper Marlboro, Maryland

The 1742 house—where the Darnalls’ enslaved worked.

Ferry Hill Plantation

Sharpsburg, Maryland

The canal plantation—where the Blackford slaves worked.

Riley Farm/Bolten House [Josiah Henson Park]

Rockville, Maryland

The Riley farm—where the real "Uncle Tom" was enslaved.

Maryland State House

Annapolis, Maryland

The 1779 capitol—where the nation’s first peacetime congress met.

Baltimore Railroad (B&O) Museum

Baltimore, Maryland

The 1829 roundhouse—where the railroad carried the fugitives.

President Street Station

Baltimore, Maryland

The 1850 depot—where the Pratt Street riot began.

Port Tobacco Courthouse

Port Tobacco, Maryland

The 1819 courthouse—where the county’s slaves were sold.

The Jails at Port Tobacco Courthouse Site

Port Tobacco, Maryland

The jails—where the captured fugitives were held.

Choptank River

Denton, Maryland

The river—where Tubman’s route ran.

Buttons Creek:Jane Kane Escape Site

Denton, Maryland

The creek—where Kane escaped with the children.

Isaac Henry Wright, Sr., Farm Site/Escape of 4 men with Harriet

Denton, Maryland

The Wright farm—where Harriet Tubman helped four men escape.

Lizzie Ambie Escape Site

Denton, Maryland

The escape—where Ambie ran for freedom.

Mouth of Swann Creek Escape Site

Charlestown, Maryland

The creek mouth—where the fugitives crossed to the free side.

Abraham Bayard Escape Site, Bohemia River State Park

Cecil County, Maryland

The river—where Bayard escaped by water.

Eliza Parker Escape Site at Bellevue Farm

Bellevue, Maryland

The farm—where Parker escaped across the Tred Avon.

Hays-Heighe House: Sam Archer Escape

Bel Air, Maryland

The house—where Archer escaped to freedom.

Mass Escape Site at the Mackall Plantation

Prince Frederick, Maryland

The plantation—where the mass escape began.

Catoctin Iron Furnace and Manor House Ruins

Thurmont, Maryland

The furnace—where the enslaved ironworkers toiled.

Northampton Slave Quarters and Archaeological Park

Lake Roland, Maryland

The quarters—where the Hampton slaves lived.

Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park

Upper Marlboro, Maryland

The colonial town—where the enslaved worked the Patuxent.

Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum

St. Leonard, Maryland

The park—where the Patuxent’s history is preserved.

Poplar Neck Plantation at Marsh Creek

Preston, Maryland

The plantation—where the Caroline County slaves worked.

Turkey Point Farm & Light Station

North East, Maryland

The light station—where the keeper’s farm hid the fugitives.

Chesapeake & Delaware Canal

Chesapeake City, Maryland

The canal—where the waterway carried the fugitives.

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

Potomac, Maryland

The canal—where the Potomac towpath ran.

Perryville Railroad Ferry and Station Site

Perryville, Maryland

The ferry—where the trains crossed the Susquehanna.

Camp Stanton, USCT

Benedict, Maryland

The USCT camp—where the freedmen trained for the Union.

Freedom Site of Emily Plummer (Riversdale)

Riverdale Park, Maryland

The plantation—where Emily Plummer was freed.

Henry Highland Garnet Escape Site

Chestertown, Maryland

The escape—where the future abolitionist ran as a child.

Henry Massey Escape Site

Denton, Maryland

The escape—where Massey ran for freedom.

Staplefort Farm: Bob Manokey Escape Site

Hurlock, Maryland

The farm—where Manokey escaped.

Richard Potter Home Site

Port Deposit, Maryland

The magician’s home—where Potter was born free.

Richard Potter Rescue Celebration Site

Port Deposit, Maryland

The celebration site—where the town honored the rescue.

Roedown Farm

Davidsonville, Maryland

The farm—where the steeplechase estate’s slaves worked.

Rockland

Ellicott City, Maryland

The estate—where the Howard County slaves worked.

Concord Historic Site

Accokeek, Maryland

The site—where the Patuxent community’s slaves worked.

Berry Farm

Denton, Maryland

The farm—where the Caroline County slaves worked.

William Chaplin Arrest Site

Rockville, Maryland

The arrest—where the abolitionist Chaplin was caught.

Underground Railroad Experience: Moses Grandy, Charles Grandy and the Road to Freedom

Chesapeake Beach, Maryland

The Grandy brothers—the watermen who bought their freedom.

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