Maryland monument to be built in honor of Harriet Tubman
buzzz worthy. . . President Obama issued official proclamations for the building of five national monuments including the Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument, San Juan National Monument, Rio Grande del Norte National Monument, First State National Monument and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument. A protected area in Maryland's Eastern Shore will be home to the National Harriet Tubman Monument & Memorial Park. The site is near land where the emancipation heroine escaped from slavery and returned to set others free via a covert communication network known as the "Underground Railroad." The document designating building of the memorial follows in its entirety: ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HARRIET TUBMAN -- UNDERGROUND RAILROAD NATIONAL MONUMENT - - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Harriet Tubman is an American hero. She was born enslaved, liberated herself, and returned to the area of...