Historical Marker
The Navy Cross
Historical marker location:
Waterbury, Connecticut
( Marker is at the intersection of Thomaston Avenue and Boyden Street, on the left when traveling south on Thomaston Avenue.)
Our Waterbury Heroes.
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.