Historical Marker
The Falls
Historical marker location:
Seymour, Connecticut
( Marker is at the intersection of Wakeley Street and Deforest Street, on the right when traveling south on Wakeley Street.)
Marker installed: 2015
Generating Historic Moments.
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.