Creal Springs

Historical marker location:

205 East Blue Ave, Creal Springs, Illinois

( Marker can be reached from East Blue Avenue (Illinois Route 166) east of Line Street.)

Marker installed: 2020

"Home of the Wonder Waters of the World".

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.