Historical Marker
Hampton
Historical marker location:
Hampton, New Jersey
( Marker is at the intersection of Railroad Avenue and Main Street, on the left when traveling south on Railroad Avenue.)
Marker installed: 2009
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.