James Alldis House

Historical marker location:

355 Prospect Street, Torrington, Connecticut

( Marker is at the intersection of Prospect Street and Church Street, on the left when traveling north on Prospect Street.)

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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.