Borden's Dream Realized

Historical marker location:

Brightwood, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Main Drive Northwest, 0.1 miles west of 12th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.)

Former Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Walking Tour.

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.