by Crystal Dixon | Nov 16, 2023
The life and legacy of famed 19th century abolitionist, Harriet Tubman, becomes richer with every shovelful of dirt examined by Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) archaeologists. Earlier this month, the team returned to the homesite of Tubman’s father, Ben...
by Meredith Devereux | Mar 1, 2023
Maryland Department of Transportation archaeologists were searching for homes of enslaved people on the farm where Harriet Tubman was born. They found a home – and a bit of Africa in the process. The discoveries, announced February 14 at an event at the Harriet...
by Meredith Devereux | Sep 6, 2022
Discoveries of items ranging from Native American pottery to tobacco pipe stems are providing clues about how enslaved Africans and African Americans lived on a former Jesuit Plantation in St. Mary’s County. The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT), in...
by Meredith Devereux | Sep 2, 2022
Two cabins on the historic Elkridge Furnace site in Howard County likely housed enslaved workers in the 1850s. That’s the conclusion of Dr. Julie Schablitsky, Chief of Cultural Resources at the Maryland Department of Transportation. In a partnership with the Maryland...
by Tim Pratt | Apr 20, 2021
Deep in the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge on the Eastern Shore, the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) has made an important archaeological discovery. On Tuesday, Lieutenant Governor Boyd Rutherford, MDOT Secretary Greg...
