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Maryland archaeologists recently unearthed artifacts that confirmed the location of the home where Harriet Tubman lived with her parents, Benjamin Ross and Harriet Green, in her youth. Julie M. Schablitsky, the chief archaeologist at the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration, made the discovery in March during an excavation in Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. “We could tell from the glaze that the time period coincided perfectl...

Archaeologists Discover Site That Was Once Home Of Harriet Tubmans Father Last year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service bought 2,600 acres in Maryland for $6 million. The land was purchased to help mitigate future sea-level rise — but it turned out to have affected history. Archaeologists have determined part of the site was the home of Harriet Tubmans father, Ben Ross.  The abolitionist and famed Underground Railroad conductor was born Araminta Ross in March 1822 on the Thompson Farm.  T...

Harriet Tubman’s Father’s House, Where She Once Lived, Discovered by Archaeologists in Maryland People 2 hrs ago © Provided by People MDOT News Harriet Tubmans father house excavation site Archaeologists believe theyve found the site of the home once owned by Ben Ross, the father of abolitionist and Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman. The remains of the homesite were discovered in Dorchester County, Maryland, on a property that was acquired last year by the U.S. Fish and Wil...

Araminta Ross. The home belonged to her father,  Ben Ross, and is believed to be where she spent her childhood and teenage years. “This discovery adds another puzzle piece to the story of Harriet Tubman, the state of Maryland, and our nation,” said Lieutenant Governor Boyd K. Rutherford. “It is important that we continue to uncover parts of our history that we can learn from, especially when they can be lost to time and other forces. I hope that this latest success story can inspire s...

Updated 18 mins ago NBC Universal, Inc. The former home site of Harriet Tubman’s father, Ben Ross, was confirmed found on land purchased for the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Marylands Eastern Shore, officials say. The discovery promises to inform the historic legacy of Tubman, an abolitionist, Underground Railroad conductor and among the most legendary of Marylanders, the Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration said in a press release. Download our mo...

Archaeologists discover site that was once home of Harriet Tubmans father By Caitlin OKane Harriet Tubmans road to freedom Last year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service bought 2,600 acres in Maryland for $6 million. The land was purchased to help mitigate future sea-level rise — but it turned out to have affected history. Archaeologists have determined part of the site was the home of Harriet Tubmans father, Ben Ross.  The abolitionist and famed Underground Railroad condu...

"For several years we believe that Mr. Ross harvested trees on the property and sold the timber, and the timber was then transported to shipyards by free Black mariners to use to make ships in Baltimore," Maryland Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford said.

Print WBAL-TV 11 CHURCH CREEK — Archaeologists in Maryland discovered the historic homesite once owned by the father of Harriet Tubman, state officials announced Tuesday. The former home of Tubmans father, Ben Ross, was discovered on property acquired in 2020 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as an addition to the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Dorchester County. "I am excited to announce our archaeologists have confirmed that this site was once the home of Ben Ross, a...

Lt. Governor Boyd K. Rutherford joined archeologists, historians and officials Tuesday to announce the major historic find. The 10-acre home site is located in a 2,500-acre parcel of land called Peter’s Neck that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service purchased for $6 million last year. Ross was given the land and granted his own freedom five years after slaveholder Anthony Thompson’s death in 1836. Tubman, born Araminta Ross in March 1822, would have spent time at this home site. “The import...

47abc April 20, 2021 Image: MDOT News/Flickr DORCHESTER CO., Md. – Maryland Lieutenant Governor Boyd Rutherford, along with federal and state officials, announced an archaeological discovery linked to Harriet Tubman. We’re told the former home of Harriet Tubman’s father, Ben Ross, was discovered on property acquired in 2020 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as an addition to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Dorchester County. “This discovery adds another puzzle piece to the st...