Samuel Brown and the Underground Railroad
Across Fond du Lac Avenue from this point was the Samuel Brown farm, part of the local Underground Railroad, a network of hiding places for escaping slaves. In July 1842, 16-year-old Caroline Quarlles, a runaway slave from St. Louis, was hidden on the Brown farm to avoid pursuing slave catchers. Milwaukee abolitionists then took her to Prairieville (now Waukesha) and from there she went to freedom in Ontario, Canada.
[ A Twin marker is located on the reverse side of this marker. ]
Marker is at the intersection of Fond du Lac Avenue and North 17th Street (Wisconsin Route 57), on the right when traveling south on Fond du Lac Avenue.
Courtesy hmdb.org
