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Maryland's Department of Transportation (MDOT) unveiled a new virtual museum displaying artifacts unearthed from the former home of Ben Ross, the father of famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman.
Open in new tab NARRATOR: Ben's Ten, Chattel Slavery on Maryland's Eastern Shore, is produced in cooperation with the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration.
The evacuation was led by the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) at the site of Tubman’s father, Ben Ross’ home. "Pieces of plates, pitchers, bowls and more found at the site of ...
The former home of Tubman’s father, Ben Ross, was discovered on property acquired in 2020 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as an addition to the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in ...
Archaeologists walk along a flooded road in March 2021, searching for artifacts from the home of Ben Ross, Harriet Tubman’s father.
Mum of missing Ben Ross tells of her relief at being reunited with him© Provided by Daily Mail Ben Ross, 26, (pictured with his mother, Felix Robinson) was found after having gone missing for 12 ...
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.
MDOT HAS FOUND A WAY TO SHARE WHAT THEY’VE LEARNED FROM ARTIFACTS PERTAINING TO HARRIET TUBMAN WITH THE WORLD. THIS IS A COLLECTION FROM BEN ROSS’S HOME PLACE. DOCTOR JULIE CZAPLICKI IS MDOT ...