Historical Marker
Power House
Historical marker location:
314 W Maple St, Shepherd, Michigan
( Marker is on West Maple Street near South 1st Street, on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 1985
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.