Lighthouses and River Pilots

Historical marker location:

Old Saybrook, Connecticut

( Marker can be reached from College Street (Connecticut Route 154) east of Fenwick Street, on the left when traveling east.)

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.