Fort Michilimackinac / Michilimackinac State Park

Historical marker location:

102 West Straits Avenue, Mackinaw City, Michigan

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of North Nicolet Street and North Huron Avenue, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2009

Michigan played a key role in the Underground Railroad, a network of secret routes and safe houses used by slaves to escape to freedom in the 19th century. Detroit was an important hub for the movement, and Michigan was the first state in the Northwest Territory to outlaw slavery in 1837.