Co.L First Inf. Memorial

Historical marker location:

Willimantic, Connecticut

( Memorial is at the intersection of Main Street and Watson Street, on the left on Main Street.)

Marker installed: 1919

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.