Step on Board statue is dedicated.
June 20, 1999
Artist: Fern Cunningham. The statue of Harriet Tubman is located in Harriet Tubman Park at 450 Columbus Avenue. One of two statues that are the first on city-owned property to honor a woman, it commemorates the Maryland-born abolitionist leader who made several visits to Boston, including one to Julia Henson who lived on nearby Holyoke Street.
Sources
- Boston Globe
- Vanderwaker, Peter
- Women's Heritage Trail