Archaeologists Discover Home Where Harriet Tubman Lived With Father
Researchers found artifacts at the Maryland site dating to the 1800s, where the famed abolitionist spent time as a child and teenager. Photo by Universal History Archive/ Universal Images Group via Getty Images
Archaeologists have made a major discovery about the life of Harriet Tubman and her family, uncovering the former homesite of Tubman’s father, Ben Ross.
Remains of the home were unearthed in Dorchester County, Maryland, the rural Eastern Shore community where the famed abolitionist was born Araminta Ross in 1822.
“This discovery adds another puzzle piece to the story of Harriet Tubman, the state of Maryland, and our nation,” said Maryland Lieutenant Governor Boyd K. Rutherford during an April ceremony at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center. “It is important that we continue to uncover parts of our history that we can learn from, especially when they can be lost t
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 perfectly with the Ross cabin,” she said of the ceramic shards found at the site that dated between the 1820s to 1840s. “I was like, ‘OK, this has to be it. ”
Archaeologists Discover Site That Was Once Home Of Harriet Tubman s 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 Tubman s father, Ben Ross.
The abolitionist and famed Underground Railroad conductor was born Araminta Ross in March 1822 on the Thompson Farm.
Ten acres of the property were bequeathed to Tubman s father by owner Anthony Thompson in the 1800s. Ross was still a slave when Thompson died, but he was freed in the early 1840s and received the land.
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