Damn the Torpedoes, Full Speed Ahead!
Historical marker location:
Downtown Washington, District of Columbia
( Marker is at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue Northwest and I Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on Connecticut Avenue Northwest. Reported damaged.)
Farragut Square, National Mall and Memorial Parks, Washington, D.C.. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
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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.