Gustafson's

Historical marker location:

189 South Hancock Street, Pentwater, Michigan

( Marker is at the intersection of South Hancock Street (Business Highway 31) and Second Street, on the right when traveling south on South Hancock Street.)

(Built with Pentwater Brick).

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.