Connecticut Freedom Trail

Connecticut Freedom Trail
130+ Sites Statewide

In recognizing the importance to Connecticut of numerous sites in the state that are associated with the heritage and movement towards freedom of its African American citizens, the Connecticut General Assembly in 1995 authorized that these locations be developed into a Freedom Trail.

The Trail has morphed several times since I began visiting its stops in 2010 or so. The “Connecticut Freedom Trail” is made of buildings reported to have been used on the Underground Railroad, sites associated with the Amistad case of 1839-1842, and gravesites, monuments, homes, and other structures that represent the concept of freedom so cherished in the American mind. Some sites are Amistad specific. Some are civil rights specific. Some fit into two categories on the trail – one catch-all being “The Concept of Freedom Trail.” And better yet, some designated places disappear off the trail and other change their stripes from, say, Amistad to Underground Railroad.

I tried to keep up with all of that for years, but have decided to give up and just lump them all under “The Connecticut Freedom Trail” and use tags to note what “part” of the trail each site is on. Despite all the confusion, I have really enjoyed finding these spots and learning about the people and events associated with them.

Connecticut Freedom Trail

I’m redoing this whole thing in December 2025. Bear with me.

Avon
Barkhamsted
Bloomfield (Removed)
Bridgeport (2 sites)
Brooklyn (3 sites)
Canterbury
Chester
Colchester (2)
Danbury (2)
Deep River
East Haddam
Middlefield