Underground Railroad

Underground Railroad (HM1FU1)

Location: Port Huron, MI 48060 St. Clair County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 59.911', W 82° 25.562'

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Prior to the Civil War, African American slaves, in brave and desperate attempts to flee from slave owners in the Southern states, passed through Port Huron via the Underground Railroad. It was not a real railroad but a system of routes where people opposed to slavery would provide escaping slaves with food, clothing, shelter and encouragement. Sympathetic people hid the escapees in houses and barns by day and then guided them to the next safe "station" at night.


Many escaped slaves traveled northward to Michigan in their pursuit of freedom. Some stayed in this state. Others continued their flight into Canada, crossing at Port Huron or other places along the waterway.
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HM NumberHM1FU1
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Placed ByThomas Edison Depot Museum
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Date Added Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 at 12:46pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 383762 N 4761636
Decimal Degrees42.99851667, -82.42603333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 59.911', W 82° 25.562'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 59' 54.66" N, 82° 25' 33.72" W
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Area Code(s)810
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 500 Thomas Edison Pkwy, Port Huron MI 48060, US
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