Burton Rotary Pavilion

Historical marker location:

4090 Manor Dr, Burton, Michigan

( Memorial is on Manor Drive near South Center Road.)

Marker installed: 1999

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.