Broad Branch Market

Historical marker location:

3411 McKinley Street Northwest, Chevy Chase, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of McKinley Street Northwest and Broad Branch Road Northwest, on the right when traveling west on McKinley Street Northwest.)

Marker installed: 2013

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.