Historical Marker
Vickers' Mill
Historical marker location:
215 W. Prairie Street, Vicksburg, Michigan
( Marker is at the intersection of W. Prairie Street and S. Michigan Avenue, on the left when traveling west on W. Prairie Street.)
Marker installed: 2001
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.