The State of Delaware
Division of Historical & Cultural Affairs
The Harriet Tubman Historical Society
Wilmington Friends Meeting House
Sponsors the dedication ceremony of 
The Historical Marker for
Thomas Garrett
Station Master of the Underground Railroad
(1789-1871)
*
Friday, August 20, 1993
 10:30 a.m. 

Delaware Technical & Community College
333 Shipley Street, Wilmington, Delaware
Presentation of Colors - Delaware National Guard
Dedicatory Prayer - Rev. Maurice J. Moyer
Remarks - James McGowan
*
Program & Reception to follow
public procession from 4^th & Shipley Streets
to Thomas Garrett’s burial site
Wilmington Friends Meeting Cemetery
11:00 a.m.
*
Wilmington Friends Meeting House
4^th & West Streets
Wilmington, Delaware
Dr. James Newton, Guest Speaker
Remarks - Harmon Carey 

$1,000 Freedom Scholarship 
Dena M. Anderson, Howard High School  

Violin Selection by Nina Anderson
1992 Recipient $1,000 Freedom Scholarship
 

Program, Reception, and Scholarship sponsored by
 The Harriet Tubman Historical Society 

Historical Marker unveiled at the
 Corner of 4^th & Shipley Streets
DelTech Campus
Historical Marker funded by the State of Delaware

                                      (Complete program not included)
 

THOMAS GARRETT

STATIONMASTER ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

Born August 21, 1789, in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, Garrett came to Wilmington in 1822. A prominent merchant, his home and business were located nearby on Shipley Street. Garrett was committed to the anti-slavery efforts of his Quaker faith. He is credited with assisting more than 2,700 of “God’s Poor” to escape slavery through the secret network known as the Underground Railroad. Though he was convicted and fined by the U.S. District Court in 1848 for aiding runaway slaves, he refused to abandon the fight to abolish slavery. After his death on January 25, 1871, Black Wilmingtonians carried him to the Quaker Cemetery at 4^th and West Streets in appreciation of his unwavering commitment to the emancipation of slaves.

Delaware State Archives 1993 NC 88
Location: Corner of 4^th & Shipley Streets, Delaware Technical & Community College