A Quiet Place

Historical marker location:

1327 H Street Northeast, Atlas District, District of Columbia

( Marker is on H Street Northeast east of 13th Street Northeast, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.)

Marker installed: 2018

Exhibit by Salvator Pirrone

The District was a major center of the slave trade in the 19th century: Prior to the Civil War, Washington, D.C. was home to one of the largest slave markets in the country. Slaves were bought and sold in public auctions held in the city, and many prominent politicians and businessmen owned slaves.