General Casimir Pulaski

Historical marker location:

Detroit, Michigan

( Marker is at the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Michigan Avenue (U.S. 12), in the median on Washington Boulevard.)

Marker installed: 1966

1748-1779.

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.