Planted in Memory

Historical marker location:

East Granby, Connecticut

( Memorial is at the intersection of South Main Street and Memorial Drive, on the left when traveling south on South Main Street.)

Marker installed: 1973

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.