Senators Sign One-Legged Pitcher / Baseball and Our Troops

Historical marker location:

Navy Yard, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of South Capitol Street Southeast and Potomac Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling north.)

Baseball Americana.

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.