We Honor the Elephant

Historical marker location:

174 Main Street, Deep River, Connecticut

( Marker is at the intersection of Middlesex Turnpike (Connecticut Route 154) and Elm Street, on the left when traveling north on Middlesex Turnpike.)

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.