Plainfield Veterans Memorial

Historical marker location:

Plainfield, Connecticut

( Memorial is at the intersection of Babcock Avenue and Community Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Babcock Avenue.)

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.