Darien

Historical marker location:

2 Renshaw Road, Darien, Connecticut

( Marker is at the intersection of Renshaw Road and Park Place, on the right when traveling west on Renshaw Road.)

Marker installed: 1979

Connecticut played a key role in the Underground Railroad, which was a network of secret routes and safe houses that helped enslaved African Americans escape to freedom in the 19th century. Many abolitionists in Connecticut, including Harriet Beecher Stowe, provided assistance to escaped slaves.