Historical Marker
The Neighborhood
Historical marker location:
13615 Michigan Avenue, Dearborn, Michigan
( Marker is at the intersection of Michigan Avenue (U.S. 12) and Maple Street, on the right when traveling east on Michigan Avenue.)
that the Rouge Plant Built.
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.