Information plaque:Chamberlain Freedom ParkState of Maine Underground Railroad MemorialThe Brewer Historical Society created this park to honor Civil War hero General Joshua L. Chamberlain, a Brewer native. The park also commemorates Maine's role as a stop on the "Underground Railroad" used by runaway slaves to reach freedom in Canada.
A statue of an unknown slave lifts himself, leaning North while looking South, from an underground railroad tunnel uncovered during construction in 1995. The "North to Freedom" statue, by Maine sculptors Glenn and Dianna Hines, represents all who made the dangerous journeys along the "Underground Railroad."
Landscape design: Dick Campbell
Historic Interpretation: Brian Higgins