ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Archaeologists in Maryland say they believe they've found the homesite of famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman's father.
Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford joined state and federal partners at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center in Church Creek, Maryland, on the state's Eastern Shore to announce the find Tuesday.
“Today, I am excited to announce our archaeologists have confirmed that this site (searched in the Blackwater Wildlife Refuge) was once home to Ben Ross, and may have been where Harriet Tubman spent her early years.” @MarylandDNR @MDOTNews @USFWS pic.twitter.com/Q7P1OuTC1d
— Boyd Rutherford (@BoydKRutherford) April 20, 2021
The homesite of Ben Ross was found on property acquired last year by the U.S.
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Fish and Wildlife Service as an addition to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.
After finding numerous artifacts dating to the 1800s at this site in the @BlackwaterNWR, archeologists from the @MDSHA believe they have located the spot where Harriet Tubman's father, Ben Ross, lived! pic.twitter.com/fR5zjmUJPB
— Maryland Public Television (@marylandpubtv) April 20, 2021
An archaeology team led by the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration conducted research that led to the find.