Historical Marker
247 Green Street
Historical marker location:
247 Green Street, Woodbridge, New Jersey
( Marker is at the intersection of Green Street (County Route 604) and Joseph Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Green 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.