Dr. Thomas Edgar Musselman

Historical marker location:

Quincy, Illinois

( Marker is on 24th Street (Illinois Route 96) south of Maine Street, on the left when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1977

1887 - 1976. In Memory Of.

The state of Illinois played a crucial role in the Underground Railroad, a network of secret routes and safe houses used by slaves to escape to freedom in the 19th century. Many abolitionists in Illinois provided safe houses for escaping slaves, and Chicago was a key hub on the Underground Railroad.