Historical Marker
Centenary Methodist Church
Historical marker location:
Lambertville, New Jersey
( Marker is at the intersection of North Union Street and Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling north on North Union Street.)
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.