Historical Marker
Comerica Incorporated
Historical marker location:
201 West Fort Street, Detroit, Michigan
( Marker is at the intersection of West Fort Street and Washington Boulevard, on the right when traveling east on West Fort Street.)
Michigan Centennial Business.
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.