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The Harriet Tubman Letterbox LbNA #32720

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Jul 7, 2007
Location:
City:Queen Anne
County:Queen Anne's
State:Maryland
Boxes:1
Planted by:fuzzytrackers
Found by: T n C
Last found:Aug 11, 2015
Status:FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFa
Last edited:Jul 7, 2007
Location: Tuckahoe State Park, Queen Anne, MD

Difficulty: Easy, 3/4 mile nature loop.

Directions: For directions to Tuckahoe State Park and more information about the park, visit the park's web site at http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/eastern/tuckahoe.html.

Enter the campground area from Cherry lane and turn right at the first intersection. Pass the "Camp Fire" area sign on the left and proceed to the small parking area for the "Lore of the Land" nature trail, also on the left. If you visit the park when the campground area is closed, you can park outside of the gate and hike in or park in the lake area and use the "Lake Trail" to hike to this area (refer to park map on web site for clarification).


Notes: Hunting is allowed at Tuckahoe State Park, but not in the area in which this trail is located. Beware of ticks (rumored to be present year round) and poison ivy throughout the park. Highly recommend the use of Permethrin on your clothing (we use Sawyer Insect Repellent for Clothing) to stop the ticks.


Heritage: From the Tuckahoe State Park website: "Although officially undocumented, it is widely believed that Tuckahoe Creek was part of Harriet Tubman's Underground Railroad, a secret network of safe houses where runaway slaves could stay on their journey north to freedom. Tubman, known as the Moses of her people, freed herself from slavery, and then returned several times to the slave states to lead her family and approximately 300 other slaves to freedom in the north".


Clues: the trail is essentially a loop, you can begin in either direction. Proceed on the trail to the footbridge located between post #16 and #17. At the northwest corner of the footbridge, there is an oak tree. Stand with your back against the north side of this tree and take a bearing of 0 degrees. Take 30 steps to a 2 in 1 tree with a fallen tree between it. Take a bearing of 305 degrees and take 13 steps to a hollow stump. Inside you will find the "Harriet Tubman Letterbox". If you are the first to locate this letterbox, be sure to take the "First to Find" certificate.