Sheffield Highway Naming

SECTION 83.   The section of United States highway Route 7 in the town of Sheffield beginning at the intersection of United States highway Route 7 and Silver street and ending at the former home of attorney Theodore Sedgwick located at 126 United States highway Route 7 in Sheffield shall be designated and known as the Elizabeth Mumbet Freeman Highway to Freedom, in recognition of Elizabeth Mumbet Freeman, the first African-American woman to fight for her freedom through the Massachusetts judicial system and successfully claim her rights under the Massachusetts constitution in 1781, setting a precedent for the abolition of slavery in the commonwealth. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain suitable markers bearing said designation in compliance with the standards of the department.