Harriet Tubman Grave Auburn Photo Tour

Harriet Tubman moved to Auburn, New York shortly before the Civil War. While she was away from her home there for much of the Civil War, she returned to Auburn after the war and lived there until she died. She is now buried in the small Finger Lakes city. When I visited in the summer several years ago, I visited the A.M.E. Baptist church where Tubman’s funeral was held. We ended our tour of Harriet Tubman’s Auburn with a visit to her grave in Fort Hill Cemetery across the street from her church.

 

There is a marker identifying her as a U.S. Veteran, recognition that the U.S. government for many years.

 

Harriet Tubman’s name as a child was Araminta Ross. She was called “Minty” by her friends. People leave many things on her grave, letters, stones, flowers. One person left a Canadian flag to recall that she originally found freedom in Ontario. People also leave mints.

 

Nearby are other Tubman graves. A community developed in Auburn around Tubman. Here is the grave of her brother.

The cemetery also contains other Civil War Era graves, like that of William Seward.

 

The cemetery is reachable from the New York State Thruway Exit 40 at Weedsport (Wildness). It is a 17 minute drive south on Route 34 to Auburn. Once in the city, make a right at Fitch Ave. If you visit, you should also go to Tubman’s home and her church. The home of William Seward is also in Auburn and it is well worth a visit.

The grave is in the northwest section of the cemetery and it is marked on Google Maps.

After your visit, Genesee Street has a number of inexpensive dining spots. There are also historical markers connected to the city’s roles during the Civil War Era.

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