Harry J. Eustace Hall

Historical marker location:

468 East Circle Drive, East Lansing, Michigan

( Marker is at the intersection of East Circle Drive and West Circle Drive, on the right when traveling east on East Circle Drive.)

Marker installed: 1977

Registered Michigan Historic Site.

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.