Timothy Edwards

Historical marker location:

South Windsor, Connecticut

( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Oxbow Lane, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.)

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.