Historical Marker
The Gilbert House
Historical marker location:
Ridgefield, Connecticut
( Marker is on Main Street (Connecticut Route 35) 0.1 miles north of Gilbert Street, on the left when traveling south.)
Circa 1790.
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.