Welcome to Cache Across Maryland 2025. This is one of the caches placed for the 2025 Cache Across Maryland. Each location was picked specifically to give geocachers a taste of the state and show you its beauty. By combining all ten, you'll be able to see why Maryland is truly "America in Miniature". We hope you enjoy them! You must find a minimum of ten caches prior to the picnic held on Saturday, May 31, 2025 in order to receive a free Maryland Geocaching Society CAM geocoin.
Make note of the code word found inside each cache container. You must enter all the words into an online decoder in order to print a claim form to print and submit to receive your geocoin at the picnic, as well as your CAM certificate. More info on CAM is available HERE.
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park
Hours: Tuesday through Sunday
10 AM to 4 PM
Per the Park, do NOT park at the gate and walk into the park to get the cache. Cache can only be accessed during the hours that the park is open!!!!
No fee required
ABOUT THE STATE PARK
The 17-acre Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park is home to the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center, administrative offices, a recreational pavilion and a legacy garden. This location was chosen because the view is preserved by the surrounding Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. Very few structures remain from her time in the Choptank river region, so the landscape is a large part of the experience. Tubman may have traveled through the area going between Madison and Bucktown.
The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway recounts the life story of Harriet Tubman - freedom seeker. Underground Railroad conductor, abolitionist, suffragist, human rights activist and one of Maryland's most famous daughters. Born around 1822 in Dorchester County on Maryland's Easter Shore, Tubman is one of the most lauded, recognized and revered figures in American history.
The middle child of nine enslaved siblings, Harriet Tubman was raised by parents who struggled against great odds to keep their family together. She overcame a severe disability, maturing into an expert hunter, lumberjack and fieldworker. Her prowess prepared her for the dangerous path she'd pursue as an adult.
Tubman successfully escaped to Philadelphia in 1849. Once free, she became an operator of the Underground Railroad - a secret network of people, places and routes that provided shelter and assistance to escaping slaves. She courageously returned to Maryland at least 13 times over the course of a decade to rescue her parents, brothers, family members and friends, guiding them safely to freedom. By 1860, Tubman had earned the nickname "Moses" for liberating so many enslaved people at great risk to her own life. (source: Harriet Tubman Byway)
For the cache, you need to solve the following. The cache is hidden at N 38.A.B0C W 076 0D.EFG
At the posted coordinates, use the number of the place on the map to get the values for ABC
A: Jonestown (two digit number)
B: Madison
C: Dorchester County Visitor Center
Use the written passage above to get the values for DEF
D: How many siblings did Harriett Tubman have? (Hint: Don’t count Harriet!)
E: She returned to Maryland at least 1E times
F: She was born around the year 182F
Travel to Native Tree
G: How many letters are in the second word on the sign?
The cache is hidden at N 38.A.B0C W 076 0D.EFG
Please replace as found or better. Use stealth!!!
