Kalorama Triangle

Historical marker location:

1835 Columbia Road Northwest, Kalorama Triangle, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Columbia Road Northwest north of Mintwood Place Northwest, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2005

Roads to Diversity. Adams Morgan Heritage Trail.

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.