Historical Marker
Beaverwyck
Historical marker location:
Troy Hills Shopping Center, Parsippany, New Jersey
( Marker is at the intersection of Route 46 (New Jersey Route 46) and Beverwyck Rd., on the right when traveling east on Route 46.)
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.