Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historic Park and Visitor Center & Harriet Tubman National Historic Park #TakeovertheNetwork

On September 16, 2022, the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center took over the NPS Network to Freedom social media accounts. On September 17, 2022, the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historic Park hopped into the drivers seat. On September 18, 2022, the Harriet Tubman National Historic Park took control. See what the these three connected listings in the Network to Freedom program posted on their takeover days...

Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Maryland State Parks Feed Post: Introduction

Hello! Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park and Visitor Center is taking over the Network today! Meet our Team! We are located in historic Church Creek, Maryland in Dorchester County or as we call it, Tubman Country. The Choptank River Region is where Harriet Tubman was born and spent her youth enslaved. It is our mission to educate and share with the public the life and legacy of Harriet Tubman, We encourage you to look deeper into her formative years in Maryland, and into the Underground Railroad resistance movement from a regional perspective.

Who we are: Our crew consists of 6 seasonal employees and 6 full-time employees. We work as a team in interpreting cultural, natural, and difficult histories surrounding Harriet Tubman. Each employee has unique talents and special skills but it's our ability to work together as a team that makes us so successful!

What we do:
📚Educate the public
📍Help facilitate an immersive experience in Tubman Country
🚗Offer information about the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway
🙋Swear in Junior Rangers
🗓Organize events
🛠Maintain the facility
🌳Maintain the landscape
❤Love our jobs and our visitors!

And today...🌪WE #TAKEOVERTHENETWORK !!!

Stay tuned for more from your Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park and Visitor Center team!

Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Maryland State Parks Feed Post: Emancipation Day Celebration

Join Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park and Visitor Center as we celebrate Harriet Tubman's decision to self-liberate. We are hosting a day filled with educational programs and family fun. Self-guided activities are also offered and include:
🐝Park Quest 2022- Protecting Pollinators
🙋The Original Junior Ranger Activity
👀The Sights and Sounds of Freedom Junior Ranger Activity

For the full program schedule please visit our website.

Vegetative roof at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State and National Parks

Maryland State Parks

Maryland State Parks Feed Post: Green Features

Harriet Tubman toiled in the landscape of Maryland's Eastern Shore starting at the young age of 6 until she journeyed to freedom at 27. Her immense knowledge of this landscape and the ways of the marsh contributed to her success. Our visitor center is surrounded by Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge where the land has been mostly undeveloped since Tubman's time. The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park has made it our duty to treat this land with the utmost respect so that if Tubman were to ever return, she would know her way.

We are a LEED Silver certified facility and have many state-of-the-art green features that help protect our environment. Our features include vegetative roofs, solar panel lights, permeable parking lots, rain barrels, pollinator gardens, retention ponds, and so much more.