Boone's Mill

Historical marker location:

490 Vine St, New Haven, Illinois

( Marker is at the intersection of Vine Street and Mill Street, on the left when traveling east on Vine Street.)

Marker installed: 1971

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.