Battery Kemble

Historical marker location:

3030 Chain Bridge Rd NW, Kent, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Chain Bridge Road Northwest, 0.2 miles south of Nebraska Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2020

One of the Civil War Defenses of Washington.

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.