Archaeologists Discover Harriet Tubman’s Father's Home in Dorchester County
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It all started with a coin. A liberty half-dollar minted in 1808, to be exact.
1808 was the same year Harriet Tubman's parents were wed. The coin led archaeologists to discover the former home of Tubman's father, Ben Ross.
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