The Underground Railroad historic marker in Vandalia, Michigan.

The historic marker placed at Chain Lake Baptist Church and Cemetery

Many African American veterans are buried in Chain Lake Baptist cemetery. Many are from the colored troops during the American Civil War.

A fallen tombstone inside the Chain Lake Baptist Church cemetery.

Chain Lake Missionary Baptist Church cemetery. Some of the African Americans buried there were interred before 1800.

James Washington was a local black barber who helped runaway slaves escape to Michigan where they could cross over into Canada.

Porter Rea Cemetery is the final resting place for many of the earliest black settlers to St. Joseph County, Indiana. It is located inside Potato Creek State Park.

Solomon Palmer was an early local participant in the Underground Railroad