Trip to Cambridge, MD, Home of Harriett Tubman, Conductor on the Underground Railroad

Our trip was sponsored by Frederick Community College in Frederick, MD. It was part of FCC's Institute for Learning In Retirement program. It took place on Wednesday November 13, 2013. It was a visit to Cambridge, MD, home of Harriett Tubman, Conductor on the Underground Railroad. The itinerary included a stops at the Harriett Tubman museum, the "Stanley Institute", the oldest community owned one room school house in Dorchester County, a nearby country church, and a restored country store where Harriet Tubman acted to protect an accused runaway slave.

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[0:00] Pausing to load the Google Earth map

[0:20] Start our trip from the Visitors Center at FCC.

[0:30] On the road to Cambridge we take I70 east, south on MD 100 at Ellicot City, and south on REt.2 east of Annapolis.

[1:50] Continue south on Rt. 50 passing through Cape St. Clarie

[1:58] Crossing the Chesapeak Bay Bridge I take a few pictures from the bus

[3:07] Passing Easton MD

[3:27] Crossing the bridge at Ferry Point to Cambridge

[3:28] Arriving early we take a short bus ride through Cambridge

[5:09] We stop for a few minutes near the Choptank River Lighthouse and the Cambridge Fountin

[6:13] We walk a block down Race St. to the Harriet Tubman Museum

[7:35] We have lunch at the nearby Jimmie & Sooks Resturant

[7:54] Back on the bus we head for our next stop.

[8:39] At the "Stanley Institute", the oldest community owned one room school house in Dorchester County and a nearby country church.

[9:57] Passing near the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

[10:59] Historical marker identifying the birthplace of Harriet Tubman. It is actually misplaced, but markers are hard to change once erected

[11:14] Approaching a restored country store where Harrriet Tubman acted to protect an accused runaway slave.

[11:58] Starting our return home retracing our route

[13:31] Arriving back at our starting point

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