Ellington Remembers

Historical marker location:

Ellington, Connecticut

( Memorial is at the intersection of Main Street (Connecticut Route 286) and Park Street, on the left when traveling east on Main Street.)

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.