Triangle in Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Stop on the Underground Railroad

Photographed by Paul F, July 12, 2010

1. Stop on the Underground Railroad Marker

Inscription. 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.

Erected 1995 by Milwaukee County Transit System Milwaukee County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1842.

Location. 43° 3.373′ N, 87° 56.009′ W. Marker is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in Milwaukee County. It is in Triangle. It is at the intersection of Fond du Lac Avenue and North 17th Street (Wisconsin Highway 57), on the right when traveling south on Fond du Lac Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Milwaukee WI 53205, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin. It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rally at Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); 5th Street Freedom House (approx. ¾ mile away); St. Boniface Catholic Church

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(approx. 0.8 miles away); Pabst Brewery (approx. 0.8 miles away); Milwaukee Chinese Laundry Era (approx. one mile away); Golda Meir 1898 - 1978 (approx. one mile away); Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Complex (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milwaukee.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Marker for Lyman Goodnow, first conductor of Wisconsin's underground railroad.

Photographed by Paul F, July 12, 2010

2. Stop on the Underground Railroad Marker

North side of two sided marker

Photographed by Paul F, July 12, 2010

3. Stop on the Underground Railroad Marker

View across Fond du Lac Avenue in general direction of Brown farm.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 2,809 times since then and 114 times this year. Last updated on July 13, 2011, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 13, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.