Maud Powell

Historical marker location:

1627 4th St, Peru, Illinois

( Marker is at the intersection of 4th Street (U.S. 6) and Putnam Street, on the right when traveling west on 4th Street.)

1867 - 1920

The state of Illinois played a crucial role in the Underground Railroad, a network of secret routes and safe houses used by slaves to escape to freedom in the 19th century. Many abolitionists in Illinois provided safe houses for escaping slaves, and Chicago was a key hub on the Underground Railroad.