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Harriet Tubman: Age
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Years later after Harriet Tubman's death, when the last remains of the Tubman Home for the Aged faced demolition, the community rallied to help pay for part of its reconstruction. And when the Tubman home opened to the public in 1953, hundreds attended a dedication ceremony.
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Around the age of 25, Harriet planned to escape and travel north with her husband and two of her brothers. Harriet was able to reach her destination in the north, but her husband and brothers changed their minds and went back.
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In 1857 Harriet Tubman had bought a house in Auburn, N.Y. During her last years she turned it into a home for the aged and needy. She died there on March 10, 1913, leaving the home as a monument to her character and will.
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