Historical Marker
Hampton (Incorp. Since 1895)
Historical marker location:
Hampton, New Jersey
( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and New Jersey Route 31, on the right when traveling north on Main 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.