Madison Park

Historical marker location:

Quincy, Illinois

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

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.