Escape from Slavery

Historical marker location:

965 7th Street Southwest, Southwest Waterfront, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of 7th Street Southwest and Maine Avenue Southwest, in the median on 7th Street Southwest.)

River Farms to Urban Towers. Southwest Heritage Trail

The District was originally much larger: The District of Columbia originally included land from both Maryland and Virginia, but in 1846, the portion of the District that had been taken from Virginia was returned to the state.