Auburn and Central New York
Tubman was invited to live in Auburn by Frances Seward and her husband, William. Today you can visit their home, a National Historic Landmark and part of the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, and tour other Tubman-related sites in the city and region.
Seward House Museum
Frances Seward with her husband, William, Secretary of State for Presidents Lincoln and Johnson, invited Tubman to live in Auburn in 1859 and the Sewards later sold her the property with her residence. Frances was active in the Underground Railroad. Her husband was an anti-slavery moderate from a slave-owning family.
Auburn New York South Street Historic District
Auburn and Cayuga County, New York Freedom Trail
Women’s Rights National Historical Park, Seneca Falls, New York
Area Information
I Love New York, state tourism office
Cayuga County Visitor Information
Auburn and Cayuga County, New York Freedom Trail
New York State Women's Rights and Suffrage Trail
Harriet Tubman in Maryland and Delaware
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park, Church Creek, Maryland
Harriet Tubman State Park, Church Creek, Maryland
Harriet Tubman Byway, Maryland and Delaware
Underground Railroad
National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom
Find sites across the nation associated with the people and web of safe havens that comprised the Underground Railroad.