Historical Marker
Bethany Veterans Monument
Historical marker location:
40 Peck Road, Bethany, Connecticut
( Memorial is at the intersection of Peck Road and Amity Road (Connecticut Route 63), on the right when traveling west on Peck Road.)
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.