Everyday Heroes

Historical marker location:

3940 North Vermilion Street, Danville, Illinois

( Marker can be reached from North Vermilion Street (Illinois Route 1).)

Police and Firefighter Memorial.

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.