Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged
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Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged, Harriet Tubman Residence, and Thompson A.M.E. Zion Church are three properties associated with the life of Harriet Tubman
. They are located at 180 South Street, 182 South Street, and 33 Parker Street, respectively, in Auburn, New York
. A fourth site associated with her life is Harriet Tubman Grave
in nearby Fort Hill Cemetery.
The group of properties make up a National Historic Landmark
, the first having been declared a landmark in 1974 and an increase to include the other two having been declared in 2001.
Harriet Tubman was a major "conductor" on the Underground Railroad
. She was known as "the Moses of her people". She was later a suffragist. She worked all her life to care for others who were unable to care for themselves.
Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged is the house where she fulfilled her dream of opening a home for indigent and elderly African-Americans. In 1911 she was admitted there herself and remained there until her death in 1913.
Harriet Tubman Residence was the home of Harriet Tubman during much of the time she lived in Auburn, from 1859 through 1913. The land was sold to Tubman in 1859 by then-Senator
William H. Seward
.
Thompson A.M.E. Zion Church is an African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
where Harriet Tubman attended services. Later in her life, she deeded the Home for the Aged to the church, for them to manage after her death.
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Harriet Ross; (1820 – 1913) was an African-American abolitionist, humanitarian, and Union spy during the American Civil War. After escaping from slavery, into which she was born, she made thirteen missions to rescue more than 70 slaves...
. They are located at 180 South Street, 182 South Street, and 33 Parker Street, respectively, in Auburn, New York
Auburn, New York
Auburn is a city in Cayuga County, New York, United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 27,687...
. A fourth site associated with her life is Harriet Tubman Grave
Harriet Tubman Grave
Harriet Tubman Grave is a historic gravesite located in Fort Hill Cemetery at Auburn in Cayuga County, New York. The granite gravestone is approximately three feet tall and erected in 1937 by the Empire State Federation of Women's Clubs. It is carved with the name Harriet Tubman Davis on the front...
in nearby Fort Hill Cemetery.
The group of properties make up a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
, the first having been declared a landmark in 1974 and an increase to include the other two having been declared in 2001.
Harriet Tubman was a major "conductor" on the Underground Railroad
Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was an informal network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th-century black slaves in the United States to escape to free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists and allies who were sympathetic to their cause. The term is also applied to the abolitionists,...
. She was known as "the Moses of her people". She was later a suffragist. She worked all her life to care for others who were unable to care for themselves.
Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged is the house where she fulfilled her dream of opening a home for indigent and elderly African-Americans. In 1911 she was admitted there herself and remained there until her death in 1913.
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
William H. Seward
William H. Seward
William Henry Seward, Sr. was the 12th Governor of New York, United States Senator and the United States Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson...
.
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, or AME Zion Church, is a historically African-American Christian denomination. It was officially formed in 1821, but operated for a number of years before then....
where Harriet Tubman attended services. Later in her life, she deeded the Home for the Aged to the church, for them to manage after her death.
External links
- Harriett Tubman at NY History
- Harriet Tubman Home - visiting information
- Aboard the Underground Railroad: Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged, Harriet Tubman Residence, and Thompson AME Zion Church, at National Park Service
- Places Where Women Made History: Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged, at National Park Service