Gagetown

Historical marker location:

4618 South St, Gagetown, Michigan

( Marker is at the intersection of South Street and 4th Street, on the left when traveling west on South Street.)

Marker installed: 2015

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.