The heroic conductor on the Underground Railroad was reared on the site in the wilderness of Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

The home sits deep in the wetlands of the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, which was established in 1933 as a refuge for migratory birds, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).

A new virtual museum that shows artifacts found at the Maryland home where abolitionist Harriet Tubman spent her teenage years was unveiled by the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT).

Maryland's Department of Transportation (MDOT) unveiled a new virtual museum displaying artifacts unearthed from the former home of Ben Ross, the father of famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman. Located ...

MDOT archaeologists have been processing hundreds of artifacts found on the land where Tubman's father's home used to stand in the wetlands of the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.

The Friends of Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge near Cambridge, are hosting a digital photo contest until March 31 to showcase Blackwater and raise funds for refuge projects.

"Schablitsky has been leading the architectural dig in the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, where the home of Ross, Tubman's father, was discovered in 2021. The home is not physically ...