OTHER TIDBITS: After her amazing work with the Underground Railroad and as a scout during the Civil War, Harriet Tubman came to Auburn, New York, where, with the help of her good friend, former Secretary of State William Seward, she acquired a house of her own in 1857, something so rare it was almost unheard of at the time!

But Mrs. Tubman was not the kind of person to sit still and enjoy a quiet retirement! Using the proceeds from her two published autobiographies, she paid off her mortgage and bought 25 more acres of land to set up her final dream: The Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged and Indigent Negroes. Doors opened to patients here for the first time in 1908, and Mrs. Tubman not only spent her last years taking care of them, but also managing a pig farm and butter business into her nineties! Such strength and selflessness made her a true hero until the very end!

• Become a member of the Friends of Harriet Tubman!
• Be a responsible visitor! Please respect the signs and pathways, and treat all structures and artifacts with respect. They’ve endured a lot to survive into the present. They’ll need our help to make it into the future!

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From Albany: ~175mi (282km) — 3hrs
From Buffalo: ~129mi (208km) — 2.2hrs
From Lake Placid: ~223mi (359km) — 3.8hrs
From New York City: ~252mi (406km) — 4.2hrs