New Harriet Tubman Visitors Center Opens In Maryland!
State and federal park officials described the new Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center as a structure built to erase myths and to create a real-life picture of one of America’s most celebrated icons.
“It’s opening the doors and letting the public experience the story of Tubman, who is a household name, but few people know her real story,” said Tony Cohen, a historian who consulted on the project.
After eight years of planning, the visitor center is a reality itself. Rising from a clearing among farm fields and marshes in southern Dorchester County, Tubman’s native home, the $22 million facility represents the centerpiece of the first national park to honor an African-American woman.
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