Legacy

Harriet Tubman was a special woman who was celebrated around the nation. Many schools were named after Harriet Tubman. The schools were named in her honor. She lived in Auburn, New York. They made a statue in the museum in Auburn, NY. The United States Maritime Commision named a ship called the SS Harriet Tubman which was the first ship named after a black woman. The US Postal Service made a stamp in honor of Harriet Tubman as the first series of honoring African Americans. Harriet Tubman is commemorated with Elizabeth Cady Staton, Ameilia Bloomer, and Sojourner Truth in the calendar of Saints of the Episcopol Church on July 20th. In 1937 the gravestone for Harriet Tubman Davis was erected by the Empire State Federation of Woman's Club. It was listed on the national register of historic places in 1999. Harriet Tubman was on the list of the 100 greatest African American in 2002. A west villiage development after Harriet Tubman.