Historical Marker
George Henry White
Historical marker location:
18 E Main St, Middle Township, New Jersey
( Marker is at the intersection of Shore Road (U.S. 9) and East Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Shore Road.)
Marker installed: 2013
"American Phoenix" (1852-1918).
New Jersey played a significant role in the Underground Railroad, a network of secret routes and safe houses used by African American slaves to escape to freedom in the North. Many abolitionists in New Jersey helped fugitive slaves, including Harriet Tubman, who is known to have traveled through the state.