Deep River Center in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
The Underground Railroad
Photographed by Michael Herrick, November 28, 2016
1. The Underground Railroad Marker
Inscription.
The Underground Railroad. .
The Underground Railroad. Led by George Read, Founder of the Towns Ivory Industry, Deep River Became Known in the Nineteenth Century as "All Abolitionist" and a Refuge for Runaway Slaves on the Underground Railroad. In 1828, Daniel Fisher, a 20-Year-Old Slave Who Had Been Sold Away From his Family, Made the Perilous Exodus North From South Carolina. “I Reached Deep River at Last, Weary and Frightened,” He Later Recalled. Read Welcomed Him into His Home. Fisher Assumed a New Identity as William Winters and Remained Here until the 1850s, When the Fugitive Slave Law Imperiled His Freedom. He Returned after the Emancipation Proclamation Abolished Slavery in 1863, and Lived Until His Death in 1899 on Winter Avenue, Which is Named for Him.
The Underground Railroad
Led by George Read, Founder of the Towns Ivory Industry, Deep River Became Known in the Nineteenth Century as "All Abolitionist" and a Refuge for Runaway Slaves on the Underground Railroad. In 1828, Daniel Fisher, a 20-Year-Old Slave Who Had Been Sold Away From his Family, Made the Perilous Exodus North From South Carolina.
“I Reached Deep River at Last, Weary and Frightened,” He Later Recalled. Read Welcomed Him into His Home. Fisher Assumed a New Identity as William Winters and Remained Here until the 1850s, When the Fugitive Slave Law Imperiled His Freedom. He Returned after the Emancipation Proclamation Abolished Slavery in 1863, and Lived Until His Death in 1899 on Winter Avenue, Which is Named for Him.
Location. 41° 23.637′ N, 72° 26.334′ W. Marker is in Deep River in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut. It is in Deep River Center. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Connecticut Route 154) and Winter Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Winter Avenue, Deep River CT 06417, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Connecticut River Valley and on the Connecticut Shoreline. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Middlesex County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, November 28, 2016
2. The Underground Railroad Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2016, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,283 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on December 8, 2016, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
