Locations:Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
The story of an enslaved man in Charleston liberating himself aboard a stolen Confederate vessel, who came to Beaufort, purchased property, served in the military, owned a business, and was elected to political office – sounds like a familiar story to many in the South Carolina Lowcountry. However, most people have never heard of William C. Morrison.
Locations:Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument, Fort Davis National Historic Site, Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
A moment of freedom becomes a lifetime of service – and a mystery. From his escape on the Planter with Robert Smalls to a long history of military service, learn Gabriel Turner's story in this article.
Locations:First State National Historical Park, Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park, Harriet Tubman National Historical Park, Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park, Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
Offices:Network to Freedom
Harriet Tubman has long been associated with her extraordinary work with abolitionist causes and as the Underground Railroad's most famous "conductor." Her heroic efforts in personally leading approximately 70 people out of slavery to freedom in the North defined her as the "Moses of her People."
Locations:Harriet Tubman National Historical Park, Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park, Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
James A. Bowley was one of the first people liberated by Harriet Tubman, who was also his great aunt, on the Underground Railroad. He grew up to carry on the family legacy - eventually moving to South Carolina where he became a Reconstruction era politician and educator.
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
P.O. Box 769
Auburn,
NY
13021-0769
Phone:
(315) 568-0024
We do not currently have telephone service at Harriet Tubman NHP. Rangers from our sister park, Women's Rights NHP in Seneca Falls, will take all calls until further notice.
