Deep River Veterans Memorial

Historical marker location:

Deep River, Connecticut

( Memorial is at the intersection of Main Street (Connecticut Route 154) and Lafayette Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.)

Marker installed: 1990

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.