114 STAT. 2404 PUBLIC LAW 106-516—NOV. 13, 2000 Public Law 106-516 106th Congress An Act Nov. 13, 2000 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study concerning [S 2345] ^^^ preservation and public use of sites associated with Harriet Tubman located in Auburn, New York, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of Harriet Tubman the United States of America in Congress assembled, Special Resource Study Act. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. State listing. This Act may be cited as the "Harriet Tubman Special Resource Study Act". SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that— (1) Harriet Tubman was born into slavery on a plantation in Dorchester County, Maryland, in 1821; (2) in 1849, Harriet Tubman escaped the plantation on foot, using the North Star for direction and following a route through Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania to Philadelphia, where she gained her freedom; (3) Harriet Tubman is an important figure in the history of the United States, and is most famous for her role as a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad, in which, as a fugitive slave, she helped hundreds of enslaved individuals to escape to freedom before and during the Civil War; (4) during the Civil War, Harriet Tubman served the Union Army as a guide, spy, and nurse; (5) after the Civil War, Harriet Tubman was an advocate for the education of black children; (6) Harriet Tubman settled in Auburn, New York, in 1857, and lived there until 1913; (7) while in Auburn, Harriet Tubman dedicated her life to caring selflessly and tirelessly for people who could not care for themselves, was an influential member of the community and an active member of the Thompson Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church, and established a home for the elderly; (8) Harriet Tubman was a friend of William Henry Seward, who served as the Governor of and a Senator from the State of New York and as Secretary of State under President Abraham Lincoln; (9) 4 sites in Auburn that directly relate to Harriet Tubman and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places are— (A) Harriet Tubman's home; (B) the Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged; (C) the Thompson Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church; and
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