Ambassador David K. E. Bruce

Historical marker location:

1405 34th Street Northwest, Georgetown, District of Columbia

( Marker is on 34th Street Northwest south of P Street Northwest, on the left when traveling south.)

Evangeline Bell Bruce House

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.