Secretary Jewell Formally Establishes Harriet Tubman National Historical Park

Published by the Department of the Interior

The new park commemorates the work of the fearless Underground Railroad conductor during her later years in life, when she was an active proponent of women’s’ suffrage and other causes. The park is located at the site where Tubman lived and worshiped in Auburn, New York, caring for family members and other formerly enslaved people seeking safe haven in the North.  

Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-jewell-formally-establishes-harriet-tubman-national-historical-park

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