Built 1937 Opened 1937 Added to NRHP 2 April 1999 | NRHP Reference # 99000348 Area 3,642 m² | |
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Similar Fort Hill Cemetery, Harriet Tubman National, Harriet Tubman Home, William H Seward House, Gerrit Smith Estate | ||
Harriet Tubman Grave is an historic gravesite located in Fort Hill Cemetery at Auburn, in Cayuga County, New York. The granite gravestone marks the resting place of famed African-American abolitionist and humanitarian Harriet Tubman, who was born into slavery in Maryland in the United States in 1820.
The gravestone marker is approximately three feet tall, and was erected in 1937 by the Empire State Federation of Women's Clubs. It is carved with the name "Harriet Tubman Davis (1820–1913)" on the front. On the back is an inscription commemorating Tubman's work with the Underground Railroad and her role as scout and nurse during the Civil War. The religious faith that marked all her activities is noted with the inscription "Servant of God, Well Done." The gravesite is located on Fort Hill Cemetery's "West Lawn C", beneath a large tree, with two small bushes on each side of her headstone.
Harriet Tubman's grave is the focus of an annual pilgrimage by the Thompson AME Zion Church to commemorate her life and work.
The gravesite was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
