Archaeologists with the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced the discovery of significant artifacts at the site of Ben Ross’ home, where Harriet Tubman’s father lived and where the renowned abolitionist spent her teenage years.

Archaeologists with the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced Monday that a new virtual museum will showcase the history and artifacts discovered at Harriet Tubman’s teenage home. Over the last four years,

An Underground Railroad conductor himself, Ben Ross relied on his daughter for his own family’s escape. Tubman escaped in 1849; in 1857, she led Ross and her still-enslaved mother, Rit, to Canada. They later settled in New York state, near their daughter.

Artifacts tied to American abolitionist Harriet Tubman were found by archaeologists at her father's home in Hanover, Maryland. Plates, pitchers, and bowls were found at the site.