Inuksuk

Historical marker location:

201 17th Street Northwest, Foggy Bottom, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Constitution Avenue Northwest (U.S. 50) west of 17th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.)

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.