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[[Harriet Tubman]] Underground Railroad Visitor Center is located in 4068 Golden Hill Road Church Creek, MD<ref>[https://www.architectmagazine.com/project-gallery/harriet-tubman-underground-railroad-visitor-center Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center.] ''March 17, 2017.'' Architectmagazine. Retrieved January 29, 2021</ref> and managed operated by the Maryland Park Service in partnership with the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park to honor Harriet Tubman.<ref>[https://visitdorchester.org/harriet-tubman-ugrr-visitor-center/ harriet tubman ugrr visitor center.] Visitdorchester,org. January 29, 2021</ref>
 
[[Harriet Tubman]] Underground Railroad Visitor Center is located in 4068 Golden Hill Road Church Creek, MD<ref>[https://www.architectmagazine.com/project-gallery/harriet-tubman-underground-railroad-visitor-center Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center.] ''March 17, 2017.'' Architectmagazine. Retrieved January 29, 2021</ref> and managed operated by the Maryland Park Service in partnership with the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park to honor Harriet Tubman.<ref>[https://visitdorchester.org/harriet-tubman-ugrr-visitor-center/ harriet tubman ugrr visitor center.] Visitdorchester,org. January 29, 2021</ref>
  
Before the Civil War, [[Harriet Tubman]] - the Underground Railroad’s best notorious conductor - repeatedly risked her life to guide more than 70 enslaved people north to new lives of freedom. She was a deeply spiritual woman who lived her ideals and dedicated her life to freedom.
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Harriet Tubman, the most infamous conductor of the Underground Railroad, continuously risked her life before the Civil War to lead more than 70 enslaved people north to a new life of independence. She was a profoundly spiritual woman who lived and devoted her life to democracy through her ideals.
  
On March 11, 2017 the HARRIET TUBMAN UNDERGROUND RAILROAD VISITOR CENTER, in Dorchester County on Maryland's Eastern Shore, opened to the public to immerse visitors in Tubman’s world through informative, evocative and emotive exhibits. The center is the perfect place to become oriented to sites along the byway where Harriet's life unfolded. The new national historical park preserves the same landscapes that Tubman used to carry herself and others away from slavery.<ref>'''[https://www.visitmaryland.org/article/harriet-tubman-underground-railroad-visitor-center Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center.]''' Visitmaryland.org. January 29, 2021</ref>
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On March 11, 2017, the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center in Dorchester County, on the east coast of Maryland, opened to the public, immersing visitors in Tubman through a rich, evocative and emotional exhibition In the world. The center is an ideal location for positioning along the path where Harriet's life unfolded. The new National Historical Park preserves the landscape that Tubman once used to carry himself and others away from slavery.<ref>'''[https://www.visitmaryland.org/article/harriet-tubman-underground-railroad-visitor-center Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center.]''' Visitmaryland.org. January 29, 2021</ref>
  
== Background ==
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==Background==
 
[[File:Visitors enjoy interactive and immersive exhibits at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center..jpg|left|thumb|400x400px|Visitors enjoy interactive and immersive exhibits at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center.]]
 
[[File:Visitors enjoy interactive and immersive exhibits at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center..jpg|left|thumb|400x400px|Visitors enjoy interactive and immersive exhibits at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center.]]
The design for the new [[Harriet Tubman]] Underground Railroad Visitor Center, The View North, expresses the importance of traveling northward to escape the circumstances of slavery through an integrated site, building, and exhibit design. [https://www.gwwoinc.com/ GWWO]’s design has created a comprehensive visitor experience that begins the moment visitors enter the site from MD 335, continues through the visitor center, and culminates as they tour the memorial garden.
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The design of the new Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center The View North expresses the importance of driving north to escape the slavery situation through the integrated site, architecture and exhibition design. GWWO's design creates a comprehensive visitor experience, starting from the visitor entering the site from MD 335, and continuing to the visitor center to the climax of visiting the Memorial Garden. From farms in the area to stations along the underground railway, the new Harriet Tubman Underground Railway Visitor Center is considered a series of abstract forms that can be explained in many ways, immersing visitors in Tubman’s life In the story.
  
Conceived as a series of abstracted forms that can be interpreted in many ways—from the farmstead vernacular of the region to stations along the Underground Railroad—the new [[Harriet Tubman]] Underground Railroad Visitor Center immerses visitors in the story of Tubman’s life.
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The building is composed of a shared entrance plaza and a terrace. It is composed of two structures, one is the exhibition and the other is the administration building, which provides a sweeping view of the north. As tourists venture northward-a metaphor for freedom-the space between the buildings becomes wider and wider, and the publicity of the buildings also cuts off the view to the south, which implies a sense of oppression, similar to In slavery countries. These three exhibits are all covered on zinc panels, forming a patina, which will repair itself and fade with time. The third place represented by these volumes is to commemorate the fate of the enslaved people in the area: being sold, afraid of being sold or fleeing'''.'''<ref>Alan Reed. [https://www.gwwoinc.com/news-insights/harriet-tubman-underground-railroad-visitor-center-opens-to-the-public Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center Opens to the Public.] Gwwoinc.com. Retrieved January 29, 2021</ref>
  
Joined by a shared entry plaza and terrace, the two structures of the complex, one exhibit and one administrative, frame the view north. The space between the buildings grows wider as visitors venture north—a metaphor for freedom—and the view to the south is truncated by the splay of the buildings, suggesting a sense of oppression similar to that associated with the slaveholding states. The three exhibit volumes are clad in zinc panels that will develop a patina that is self-healing and fades over time. The number three, as represented by those volumes, memorializes the fates of the enslaved in the region: '''be sold, stay in fear of being sold, or run away.'''<ref>Alan Reed. [https://www.gwwoinc.com/news-insights/harriet-tubman-underground-railroad-visitor-center-opens-to-the-public Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center Opens to the Public.] Gwwoinc.com. Retrieved January 29, 2021</ref>
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==Exhibition==
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The exhibition features information about Tubman’s childhood and young adulthood, life and work under slavery in Dobchester County and neighboring Caroline County. The center immerses visitors in a secret network of underground railways and Tubman's own bold rescue missions. The exhibition also showcases Tubman's activities in her later years as an elector, civil rights worker, and humanitarian during the Civil War. The exhibition emphasized her beliefs, family, community and freedom values. Tubman's story is still relevant today, transcending race, gender, age, religion and nationality-and showing us that no matter what the situation, you can make choices that have a positive impact on others.
  
== Exhibition ==
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The 10,000-square-foot visitor center features galleries as well as a theatre telling the tales of the life and work of Harriet Tubman. The classroom, gift shop, and library are also included. And there's the Junior Ranger service from them if the guest brings the kids.<ref>[https://harriettubmanbyway.org/visitor-center/ Honoring a Hero.] Harriettubmanbyway. Retrieved January 29,2021</ref>
Exhibits feature information about Tubman’s childhood and young adulthood, living and laboring under slavery here in Dorchester County and neighboring Caroline County. The center immerses visitors in the secret networks of the Underground Railroad and Tubman’s own daring rescue missions. Exhibits also feature Tubman’s actions during the Civil War, and her later years as a suffragist, civil rights worker and humanitarian. The exhibits emphasize her values of faith, family, community, and freedom. Tubman’s story is still relevant today, transcending race, gender, age, religion, and nationality — and shows us that regardless of circumstances, you can make choices that positively impact others.
 
 
 
The 10,000-square-foot visitor center includes exhibits as well as a theater that tell the stories of [[Harriet Tubman]]’s life and work. It also includes a classroom, gift shop, and library. And if the visitor bringing the children there is the Junior Ranger program from them.<ref>[https://harriettubmanbyway.org/visitor-center/ Honoring a Hero.] Harriettubmanbyway. Retrieved January 29,2021</ref>
 
  
 
''"Conductor on the Underground Railroad, military leader, suffragist, and descendant of the Ashanti ethnic group in Ghana, [[Harriet Tubman]] is an American hero. The sacrifices she made to save her family and friends from slavery continue to inspire others today."''<ref>[https://www.nps.gov/hatu/learn/historyculture/htubman.htm Harriet Tubman.]Nps.gov. Retrieved January 29,2021</ref>
 
''"Conductor on the Underground Railroad, military leader, suffragist, and descendant of the Ashanti ethnic group in Ghana, [[Harriet Tubman]] is an American hero. The sacrifices she made to save her family and friends from slavery continue to inspire others today."''<ref>[https://www.nps.gov/hatu/learn/historyculture/htubman.htm Harriet Tubman.]Nps.gov. Retrieved January 29,2021</ref>
  
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==External Link==
 
See more about [[Harriet Tubman]] Underground Railroad Visitor Center [https://www.nps.gov/hatu/learn/historyculture/htubman.htm here]
 
See more about [[Harriet Tubman]] Underground Railroad Visitor Center [https://www.nps.gov/hatu/learn/historyculture/htubman.htm here]
  
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Revision as of 17:14, 20 February 2021

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center is located in 4068 Golden Hill Road Church Creek, MD[1] and managed operated by the Maryland Park Service in partnership with the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park to honor Harriet Tubman.[2]

Harriet Tubman, the most infamous conductor of the Underground Railroad, continuously risked her life before the Civil War to lead more than 70 enslaved people north to a new life of independence. She was a profoundly spiritual woman who lived and devoted her life to democracy through her ideals.

On March 11, 2017, the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center in Dorchester County, on the east coast of Maryland, opened to the public, immersing visitors in Tubman through a rich, evocative and emotional exhibition In the world. The center is an ideal location for positioning along the path where Harriet's life unfolded. The new National Historical Park preserves the landscape that Tubman once used to carry himself and others away from slavery.[3]

Background

Visitors enjoy interactive and immersive exhibits at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center.

The design of the new Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center The View North expresses the importance of driving north to escape the slavery situation through the integrated site, architecture and exhibition design. GWWO's design creates a comprehensive visitor experience, starting from the visitor entering the site from MD 335, and continuing to the visitor center to the climax of visiting the Memorial Garden. From farms in the area to stations along the underground railway, the new Harriet Tubman Underground Railway Visitor Center is considered a series of abstract forms that can be explained in many ways, immersing visitors in Tubman’s life In the story.

The building is composed of a shared entrance plaza and a terrace. It is composed of two structures, one is the exhibition and the other is the administration building, which provides a sweeping view of the north. As tourists venture northward-a metaphor for freedom-the space between the buildings becomes wider and wider, and the publicity of the buildings also cuts off the view to the south, which implies a sense of oppression, similar to In slavery countries. These three exhibits are all covered on zinc panels, forming a patina, which will repair itself and fade with time. The third place represented by these volumes is to commemorate the fate of the enslaved people in the area: being sold, afraid of being sold or fleeing.[4]

Exhibition

The exhibition features information about Tubman’s childhood and young adulthood, life and work under slavery in Dobchester County and neighboring Caroline County. The center immerses visitors in a secret network of underground railways and Tubman's own bold rescue missions. The exhibition also showcases Tubman's activities in her later years as an elector, civil rights worker, and humanitarian during the Civil War. The exhibition emphasized her beliefs, family, community and freedom values. Tubman's story is still relevant today, transcending race, gender, age, religion and nationality-and showing us that no matter what the situation, you can make choices that have a positive impact on others.

The 10,000-square-foot visitor center features galleries as well as a theatre telling the tales of the life and work of Harriet Tubman. The classroom, gift shop, and library are also included. And there's the Junior Ranger service from them if the guest brings the kids.[5]

"Conductor on the Underground Railroad, military leader, suffragist, and descendant of the Ashanti ethnic group in Ghana, Harriet Tubman is an American hero. The sacrifices she made to save her family and friends from slavery continue to inspire others today."[6]

External Link

See more about Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center here

Reference

  1. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center. March 17, 2017. Architectmagazine. Retrieved January 29, 2021
  2. harriet tubman ugrr visitor center. Visitdorchester,org. January 29, 2021
  3. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center. Visitmaryland.org. January 29, 2021
  4. Alan Reed. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center Opens to the Public. Gwwoinc.com. Retrieved January 29, 2021
  5. Honoring a Hero. Harriettubmanbyway. Retrieved January 29,2021
  6. Harriet Tubman.Nps.gov. Retrieved January 29,2021