Harriet Tubman Park, Urban park in South End, Boston, US
The park features a 10-foot bronze memorial sculpture depicting Harriet Tubman leading a group of people toward freedom with a Bible under her arm.
Created in 1999, this location marks the first memorial on Boston city property dedicated to a woman, commemorating Tubman's role in the Underground Railroad.
The memorial includes inscriptions of Tubman's quotes and displays a map showing the routes she used while guiding enslaved people from Maryland to Canada.
Visitors can examine detailed engravings on both sides of the vertical slab, which present information about the Underground Railroad network and Tubman's journey.
The sculpture's reverse side contains Frederick Douglass's tribute stating that the midnight sky and silent stars witnessed Tubman's dedication to freedom.
Location: Boston
GPS coordinates: 42.34346,-71.07790
Latest update: March 10, 2025 06:26
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