A key event in the life of Harriett Tubman took place at this historic site on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. An overseer threw an iron weight at another slave, it missed and struck Tubman instead. The blow knocked her unconscious for several days and she suffered from severe headaches, narcolepsy, and seizures throughout her life. Despite this injury, she risked her life over and over to lead slaves to freedom. In addition to her work on the Underground Railroad, she was also a scout in the Civil War, and a respected public speaker.
A key event in the life of Harriett Tubman took place at this historic site on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. An overseer threw an iron weight at another slave, it missed and struck Tubman instead. The blow knocked her unconscious for several days and she suffered from severe headaches, narcolepsy, and seizures throughout her life. Despite this injury, she risked her life over and over to lead slaves to freedom. In addition to her work on the Underground Railroad, she was also a scout in the Civil War, and a respected public speaker.