Flora and Fauna of Rock Creek Park

Historical marker location:

2860 Albemarle Street Northwest, Forest Hills, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Albemarle Street Northwest near Linnean Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling west.)

Forest Hills Neighborhood Art on Call

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.