Morris Homestead

Historical marker location:

13925 South Huron River Drive, Romulus, Michigan

( Marker is on South Huron River Drive, 0.6 miles south of Northline Road.)

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.