House

Historical marker location:

6948 Richie Road, Gagetown, Michigan

( Marker can be reached from Richie Road , 0.9 miles north of Bay City Forestville Road, on the right when traveling north.)

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.