Legg's Dependence
Introduction


**Legg's Dependence**, also known as Long Creek Farm and William E. Porter Farm, is a historic home located at [Stevensville](/wiki/Stevensville%2C_Maryland "Stevensville, Maryland"), [Queen Anne's County, Maryland](/wiki/Queen_Anne%27s_County%2C_Maryland "Queen Anne's County, Maryland"). It is a \-story center\-hall plan brick house. It was built in several stages beginning around 1760–80, as a single\-story [hall/parlor](/wiki/Hall_and_parlor_house "Hall and parlor house") plan dwelling. It was enlarged to its present form during the second quarter of the 19th century.

The estate at one point was home to an enslaved husband and wife, Sling and Sarah Louis, who were sold through a trader in Richmond, Virginia to the owner of a plantation near Ashbie's Gap in Virginia. One or both of Sling and Sarah's parents later escaped with the help of [Harriet Tubman](/wiki/Harriet_Tubman "Harriet Tubman") and found their way to Philadelphia.

It was listed on the [National Register of Historic Places](/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places "National Register of Historic Places") in 2003\.


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