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Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center See the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center. Immerse yourself in Tubman’s world through informative and evocative exhibits. The center is the best place to orient yourself to byway sites where Tubman’s life unfolded. The national historical park preserves landscapes where Tubman lived and carried herself and others to freedom. Hailed as the “Moses of Her People,” Harriet Tubman was a heroic leader in the fight against slavery. Her[...]

Ask the question, “Who is John Wilkes Booth?” today and you’ll get answers like “villain,” “murderer,” and “assassin,” but if you’d asked the same question prior to the dark day of April 14, 1865, you would have received a very different answer. Born in Bel Air, Maryland, Booth was charming, wickedly handsome, the scion of a famous acting family, and one of the brightest stars of American theater. Booth was the ninth of ten children[...]