Historical Marker
M198 Howitzer
Historical marker location:
Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey
( Marker is at the intersection of Farley Lane and Parker Road, on the right when traveling west on Farley Lane.)
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.