Francis Asbury

Historical marker location:

3045 Mt. Pleasant St NW, Mount Pleasant, District of Columbia

( Marker is on 16th Street Northwest north of Harvard Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1916

1745-1816. Pioneer Methodist Bishop in America.

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.