Windham World War I Monument

Historical marker location:

979 Main Street, Willimantic, Connecticut

( Memorial can be reached from Main Street (Connecticut Route 66) near High Street, on the left when traveling west.)

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.