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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HU6_why-use-native-plants_Cambridge-MD.html
Native or indigenous plants naturally occur in the region which they evolved. They are adapted to local soil, rainfall and temperature conditions, and have developed natural defenses to many insects and diseases. Because of these traits, native pl…
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The Call of FreedomDorchester County occupies a central place in the story of the Underground Railroad, the secret network of "stations" and "conductors" assisting hundreds of enslaved African Americans to reach freedom in the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HTL_blackwater-national-wildlife-refuge-taking-refuge-from-slavery_Cambridge-MD.html
It is no accident that for years more fugitives escaped from slavery in Maryland than any other state—the 1850 census recorded 259 runaways. Location played a critical role in these escapes. Networks of black and white abolitionists helped f…
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Harriet Tubman spent her formative years in and around Madison, once called Tobaccostick. As a young woman, she worked for Joseph Stewart in his home and fields, until she joined her father Ben Ross in Stewart's lumber harvesting operation. Tubman…
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Harriet Tubman was born nearby on Harrisville Road at the Anthony Thompson plantation around 1822, where Thompson enslaved her father, Ben Ross, and about 40 other people. While Tubman's roots began near here, she moved to Bucktown during her earl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HSO_new-revived-church-family-faith-connections_Taylors-Island-MD.html
Founded in 1876 as Jefferson Methodist Episcopal Church, New Revived United Methodist Church was one of five African American congregations established in this vicinity between 1864 and 1880. These churches were rooted in faith communities that ha…
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Local militia attacked a British raiding party whose vessel was icebound near James Island February 7, 1815. Protected by a breastwork of ice, the Americans continued firing until the crew of 20 surrendered. The two-hour skirmish, the "Battl…
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In October 1857, ten years before Stanley Institute was established two large groups of enslaved families successfully fled this area. Caroline and Daniel Stanley and their six children escaped with Nat and Lizzie Amby and six others. Two weeks l…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HRH_living-off-the-land_Cambridge-MD.html
Agriculture has been a mainstay of the local culture and economy for centuries. In the1700s, grain production was so widespread that the Eastern Shore was called the "breadbasket of the American Revolution." The farming tradition continu…
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The landscapes here may look timeless—-but they're constantly changing. Since the Chesapeake Bay reached its present shape about 4,000 years ago, tides continue to tug at the shore, wind and storms, reshape the coastline, land settles, and t…
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