Veterans Memorial

Historical marker location:

205 7th St, Saint Francisville, Illinois

( Memorial is at the intersection of 7th Street and St. Joseph Street on 7th Street.)

Marker installed: 2001

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.