Historical Marker
The Rock School
Historical marker location:
Colebrook, Connecticut
( Marker is at the intersection of Colebrook Road and Bunnell Street, on the right when traveling north on Colebrook Road.)
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.