Changing Fashions

Historical marker location:

1770 Park Road Northwest, Mount Pleasant, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of Park Road Northwest and 18th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Park Road Northwest.)

Marker installed: 2006

Village in the City. Mount Pleasant 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.