Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013. Yesterday, President Obama designated the new Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument in Maryland. The monument honors the life and actions of Harriet Tubman, who worked to free herself, her family and countless other enslaved peoples at great personal risk. The monument encompasses places and lands important to Tubman’s life, including her birthplace, the Jacob Jackson home site, the Brodess Farm, and approximately 11,750 acres of land within the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.
