Page 5 - Ben Ros News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Officials announced they have uncovered the site of Harriet Tubman's home Tubman is famous for orchestrating the Underground Railroad in the 1800s  It was a system that help bring slaves from the south up into the relative safety of the north  The cabin, which has since disappeared, belonged to her father, Ben Ross, during the early 1800s The site was uncovered last November but artifacts help confirm the speculation Pieces of 19th-century pottery, a button, a drawer pull, a pipe stem and old records helped experts locate the historical location   

Harriet Tubman’s Family Home Located in Dorchester County The historic homesite of the father of abolitionist and Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman has been located, according to a press release Tuesday from Maryland Lieutenant Governor Boyd K. Rutherford and federal partners at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center. The home of Ben Ross, Tubman’s father, was discovered on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service land that was acquired in 2020 so it could be added to the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Dorchester County. An archeology team led by the state Depart...