Travel back in time while enjoying the Chesapeake Bay’s beautiful waterways, extraordinary scenery and abundance of wildlife.

Beginning with Holme Hill Farm, birthplace of Frederick Douglass, journey through 14 historic Talbot County sites significant in the life of this famous nineteenth century African American writer, orator, publisher, entrepreneur and ambassador for justice for his people. Learn how the harsh and bitter realities of childhood slavery shaped the future of one of America’s greatest political activists.

Born into slavery on a Dorchester County plantation, Harriet Tubman became a heroic guide in the Underground Railroad, a secret network of routes and safe havens for southern slaves escaping to freedom. The Harriet Tubman Museum and Education Center sets the stage for a 105-mile tour through key sites in Tubman’s remarkable life and in the creation of the Underground Railroad.

Eastern Shore Vacation Rentals offers a unique selection of properties that are ideally located along the routes of these historic tours.

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