Harriet Tubman National Historical Park

Part of Tubman's Auburn farm, this building helped shelter the needy.
Harriet Tubman was guided by a deep faith and devotion to family, freedom, and community. After emancipating herself and members of her family, she moved them from Ontario, Canada to Fleming and Auburn, New York in 1859. Central New York was a center for progressive thought, abolition, and women’s suffrage where Tubman continued to fight for human rights and dignity until she died in 1913.
Map showing location of park.
A tall green and orange church building next to a two-story brown house.
Harriet Tubman NHP Announces Opening of Historic A.M.E. Zion Church
After years of careful restoration and rehabilitation, The Thompson Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church and parsonage will open to the public on June 22, 2024. Both buildings are part of Harriet Tubman National Historical Park.
A tall, green and orange painted church steeple, against a blue sky, with a tree in the foreground.
Photo by NPS
Brick building surrounded by autumn trees
Photo by NPS Photo
Wooden church with tall steeple, with construction equipment out front.
Photo by NPS Photo
Headstone of Harriet Tubman
Photo by NPS Photo
A black-and-white photograph of the AME Zion church in Auburn, New York. On the back, a message from
Photo by National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution