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Harriet Tubman - Thomas Garrett - The Underground Railroad, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Harriet Tubman - Thomas Garrett - The Underground Railroad, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated May 31, 1976. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Plaque: bronze; Base: bronze. Dimensions:  Plaque: approx. 5 ft. 7 in. x 2 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 1 in. x 2 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. 6 in. Inscription:  (Beneath reliefs, in raised letters:) HARRIET TUBMAN THOMAS GARRETT/THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD/THOMAS GARRETT, JOHN HUNN, EZEKIEL JENKINS, SAMUEL D. BURRIS, AND/MANY OTHER DELAWAREANS WERE PROMINENT ABOLITIONISTS OF PRE-CIVIL/WAR DAYS. THEIR ACTIVITIES WITH HARRIET TUBMAN, AN ESCAPED SLAVE/FROM DORCHESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND, FREQUENTLY REFERRED TO AS THE/"MOSES OF HER PEOPLE" WERE INDEED OF MONUMENTAL IMPORTANCE TO BOTH/THE FIRST STATE AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AT THE HOME OF/THOMAS GARRETT, 227 SHIRLEY STREET, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, MORE THAN/2,700 SLAVES RECEIVED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, DIRECTION, AND MORAL/ENCOURAGEMENT IN THEIR FLIGHT FROM BONDAGE TO FREEDOM. NO OTHER/POINT ALONG THE UNDERGROUND NETWORK HANDLED AS MUCH HUMAN/TRAFFIC AS DID THE GARRETT HOUSE. FOR MANY FUGITIVE SLAVES ENROUTE/TO PHILADELPHIA AND OTHER POINTS NORTH. THE CITY OF WILMINGTON/BECAME KNOWN AS "A LAST STOP BEFORE FREEDOM."/ERECTED MAY 31, 1976/THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF AFRO-AMERICAN LIFE AND HISTORY/WILMINGTON BRANCH Description:  A plaque memorializing the Underground Railroad and the abolitionists Harriet Tubman and Thomas Garrett. Included on the plaque are bas-reliefs of Tubman and Garrett. Tubman is depicted wearing a scarf on her head. Subject:  History -- United States -- Underground Railroad History -- United States -- Black History History -- United States -- Delaware Portrait female -- Tubman, Harriet -- Bust Portrait male -- Garrett, Thomas -- Bust Ethnic -- African American Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Delaware -- Wilmington Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Wilmington, Department of Parks and Recreation, 22 South Heald Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801 Located Spencer Plaza, French Street between 8th & 9th Streets, Wilmington, Delaware References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Delaware survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS DE000033   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture DE000033 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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