Harriet Tubman

The New York State Canal Corporation on Tuesday named one of its tugboats after famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who lived in nearby Auburn for many years.

A statue honoring Harriet Tubman, who escaped enslavement to become a world-renowned abolitionist, has been placed in Rochester’s Washington Square Park as part of a traveling exhibit marking the bicentennial of her birth.

Press secretary Jen Psaki said it's important that "our money ... reflect the history and diversity of our country." The effort to redesign the $20 bill foundered during the Trump administration.

In recent testimony before Congress, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin revealed that the new $20 bill will not be released until 2028 because federal…

The stalemate in Washington, D.C., that has created the nation's longest federal government shutdown has shuttered national parks across the country,…

Officials in Auburn opened the $10 million Equal Rights Heritage Center, a place for visitors to learn about the important social movements throughout New…

Construction is underway on a $10 million Equal Rights Heritage Center in Auburn. The goal of the facility is to highlight New York's history of promoting…

Thirty historic sites in 21 counties in New York received $239,634 in preservation grant money, and they say it makes a difference in a region where the…

Several members of New York's Congressional delegation are expressing concern over comments from the nation's treasury secretary about the proposed…

Officials working on the Harriet Tubman Home in Auburn, which Congress established as a national historical park in January, say there's a lot in store…