Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park

Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park is a public park on the Christina River waterfront in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. It is named in honor of Harriet Tubman and Wilmington Quaker abolitionist Thomas Garrett, who worked together as Underground Railroad operatives in the mid-19th century.[1]

The park is located along Rosa Parks Drive opposite the Joseph R. Biden Jr. Railroad Station and forms part of Wilmington's redeveloped riverfront district. It serves as a venue for concerts, festivals and community events, and includes open lawns, walkways overlooking the river, historical markers and public art.[2][3]

History

The site was developed as part of Wilmington's riverfront revitalization in the late 1990s to provide public access to the Christina River.[4] On March 10, 1999, it was officially proclaimed Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park by the Riverfront Development Corporation of Delaware.[5][6]

In 2012 the bronze sculpture Unwavering Courage in the Pursuit of Freedom by Mario Chiodo was installed in the park, depicting Tubman, Garrett and two freedom seekers and forming the northern terminus of the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway.[7][8] The park is also included as a stop on regional Underground Railroad heritage trails.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park". National Park Service. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park". IN Wilmington. Out & About / Greater Wilmington Convention and Visitors Bureau. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  3. ^ "6 Underground Railroad sites to visit in Delaware". The News Journal. Gannett. 15 June 2025. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park" (PDF). CallForEntry.org. WESTAF. 1999. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  5. ^ "The Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park". The Historical Marker Database. HMdb.org. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Experience African American History in Greater Wilmington and the Brandywine Valley". Greater Wilmington Convention and Visitors Bureau. 21 October 2025. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  7. ^ Ater, Renée (2016). "Memorializing Harriet Tubman and Thomas Garrett on the Underground Railroad in Wilmington, Delaware". OpenEdition.org. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  8. ^ "Unwavering Courage in the Pursuit of Freedom – Tubman-Garrett Sculpture". Wander Women Project. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  9. ^ "Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park". Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, Inc. Retrieved 15 November 2025.

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