Bucktown Village Store - Cambridge, Maryland
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flyingmoose
N 38° 27.550 W 076° 01.876
18S E 410023 N 4257266
Located at the intersection of Bucktown Road and Greenbriar Road.
Waymark Code: WM139G2
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 10/19/2020
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Driving through the area you might just drive by this building and think nothing of it. However it is where a pivotal event in early American history occurred. It is open for tours (reservation only: 410-901-9255). If you don't want to do a tour, you can still stop by and look in the windows.
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"THE BUCKTOWN VILLAGE STORE IS a 19th-century general store that has been preserved in its 1830s condition. But the fact that it still stands isn’t what makes this building so interesting.
The store was where Harriet Tubman first defied her oppressors. According to the National Park Service, while in the store as a teenager, Tubman sided with an enslaved man instead of helping the overseer recapture him. Infuriated, the white man threw a two-pound weight at the enslaved man’s head. He missed, hurling the object at Tubman instead.
The attack nearly killed her. It fractured her skull and caused her to suffer from epilepsy throughout her life. She was sent back to work shortly after the attack, which many now refer to as her first stand against her oppressors.
Now, the old country store is a museum. It’s full of artifacts and information that tell Tubman’s story and detail the history of slavery. It’s part of a recently designated Harriet Tubman Byway project in Maryland.
Even if you don’t make an appointment to tour the inside, there are displays with information on the artifacts and history of the place. The inside of the one room store is clearly visible through the windows." - Atlas Obscura (https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/bucktown-village-store)
Address:
4303 Bucktown Road
Cambridge, Maryland United States of America
21613
Web site: [Web Link]
Open to the public?: Public
Site Details: Not listed
Name of organization who placed the marker: Not listed
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