Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway Delaware

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway Delaware The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway is a scenic, historic roadway in Delaware honoring Harriet Tubman and showcases Delaware's natural beauty.

We are the Delaware segment of the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway. The Underground Railroad Coalition of Delaware is proud to host the byway to commemorate Harriet Tubman's heroic efforts to lead slaves from the South to freedom. The byway is also an introduction to some of the known freedom routes used by Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. The Tubman Byway is a scenic route t

hrough beautiful and diverse Delaware countryside. The route begins at the terminus of Maryland's Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway and runs roughly 98 miles through Kent and New Castle counties in Delaware to the border of Pennsylvania on Route 52. While traveling the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway we invite you to share the history as it occurred along the byway and to get to know Delaware and those who call it home. There us much to see and do in Delaware so please allow us to be your guide to the history, scenery, and activities along the byway. What is the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway? Inspired by the recorded movements and contacts made by Harriet Tubman in Delaware, the route includes sites and pathways associated with Harriet Tubman, as well as sites and pathways associated with other documented Underground Railroad travelers and conductors. The Delaware route also highlights sites of abolitionist activities and legal actions, as well as landscapes that help modern travelers to envision the 19th century landscape through which these brave people moved.

Black Declarations of Independence: Before and After 1776Free conference in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaFebruary 19th - 20...
02/17/2026

Black Declarations of Independence: Before and After 1776

Free conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

February 19th - 20th, 2026 - This Thursday & Friday!

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Black Declarations of Independence: Before and After 1776 February 19th-2oth, 2026 The American Philosophical Society, Benjamin

Unveiling a new historic marker by the Delaware Archives honoring the heroic acts of William and Nathaniel Brinkley as c...
10/08/2025

Unveiling a new historic marker by the Delaware Archives honoring the heroic acts of William and Nathaniel Brinkley as conductors along the Underground Railroad working with Harriet Tubman to transport slaves to freedom. Brinkley Hill was located in the Camden, Delaware area.

The unveiling will take place in Camden, Delaware near the Caesar Rodney High School tennis courts at 11:00 AM, Thursday, October 9, 2025.

10/08/2025

DELAWARE SNAPSHOT 📸
Honoring a Special Community
The free Black community of Brinkley Hill, a key Underground Railroad stop, will be honored Thursday, October 9, with a new state historical marker at Caesar Rodney High School in Camden. Namesake brothers, William and Nathaniel Brinkley, worked with Harriet Tubman and others to help scores of enslaved people to freedom. William Brinkley also was a founder of residents’ first school and Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church, shown here, recognized by a state historical marker and the National Register of Historic Places. The new Brinkley Hill marker – to be unveiled in Thursday’s public event at 11 a.m. – will stand near where the brothers lived.
– Compiled by robin brown, Writer in Residence
Delaware Public Archives
General Photograph Collection
Delaware State Historical Marker Program Photograph Collection
Photo: 2023
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Join us NEXT WEEK on Wednesday, October 8 at 7:00 PM for a presentation by Jim Fussell.

Many Quakers in history, included John Hunn and Thomas Garrett from Delaware, have strong ties to the abolitionist movement, but anti-slavery sentiment was not always widespread in Quaker communities. Jim Fussell will discuss enslavement and discrimination in Quaker history and explore the many ways that Black individuals asserted their agency and fought against their enslavers.

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Scenes along the Byway!
10/15/2024

Scenes along the Byway!

The Delaware City Library is hosting a photo exhibit! Lynn Dilliplane photographed sites on the Delaware segment of the...
09/21/2023

The Delaware City Library is hosting a photo exhibit!
Lynn Dilliplane photographed sites on the Delaware segment of the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway. Come and enjoy the exhibit and reception!

RSVP at https://delawarelibraries.libcal.com/event/11248450

Location: Delaware City Library - atrium/cafeteria
Address: 250 5th St. Delaware City, DE 19706
Date: Friday, September 22, 2023
Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm


Celebrate International Underground Railroad Month with a photographic journey of the Harriet Tubman Underground Byway. Held at the Delaware City Library, this exhibit features the...

Reconstructing Black Families: Stories from the Chew PapersEnjoy the recorded program.
04/21/2023

Reconstructing Black Families:
Stories from the Chew Papers

Enjoy the recorded program.

In Partnership with Cliveden of the National Trust and the African American Genealogy GroupSpread throughout the 288.5 linear feet of the Chew Family papers ...

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