1 day ago · The home, located in the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Dorchester County, belonged to Tubman's father, Ben Ross. Harriet Tubman was the trailblazing leader of the Underground Railroad ...

2 days ago · HANOVER, MD (March 10, 2025) – Archaeologists with the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) today announced interesting artifacts found at the site of Ben Ross’ home, the place where Harriet Tubman’s father lived and where the famed abolitionist spent her teenage years in Dorchester County.MDOT’s archaeologists spent the past four years processing hundreds of artifacts ...

1 day ago · Archaeologists in Maryland have uncovered artifacts believed to have belonged to Harriet Tubman and her father, Ben Ross, at a site deep within the wetlands of Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.

1 day ago · Ben Ross was an enslaved timber foreman until 1840, overseeing the cutting and hauling of trees, according to MDOT. Researchers say Tubman worked alongside her father as a teenager before self ...

1 day ago · so we’ve gone through and scanned many artifacts, talked about the archeology dig, as well as a little bit of the history of ben ross and harriet tubman in this story map dating to the 19th century.

1 day ago · HANOVER, Md. – Archaeologists with the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) today announced interesting artifacts found at the site of Ben Ross’ home, the place where Harriet Tubman ...

1 day ago · For these reasons, among others, members of the public are not allowed to visit the one-time site of Ben Ross’ cabin, where state archaeologists have been digging since 2020. But starting Monday — the anniversary of Tubman’s death, celebrated nationwide as Harriet Tubman Day — the archaeologists are bringing the museum to us.

1 day ago · Ben Ross’ home was found after an extensive search by MDOT archaelogists in 2021. Harriet Tubman worked alongside her father as a teenager while he was enslaved as a timber foreman. He became ...

1 day ago · The artifacts were found at the site of Ben Ross’ home in Dorchester County where Tubman’s father lived and where she spent her teenage years. The artifacts include, buttons, spoons, dishes ...

Apr 29, 2022 · Benjamin Ross was Harriet Tubman's father. By 1840, Ben, was manumitted, freed from slavery at the age of 45, as stipulated in a former owner's will, though his real age was closer to 55. He continued working as a timber estimator and foreman for the Thompson family, who had held him as a slave.