Historical Marker
Monroe Brewery
Historical marker location:
603 N Main St, Columbia, Illinois
( Marker is on North Main Street just south of Burns Street, on the left when traveling north.)
602 N Main St. Historic Main Street.
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.