Historical Marker
Congregational Church Bell
Historical marker location:
406 Jackson Hill Road, Middlefield, Connecticut
( Marker is at the intersection of Jackson Hill Road and Main Street (Connecticut Route 157), on the right when traveling north on Jackson Hill Road.)
Marker installed: 1976
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.