Georgetown Incline Plane

Historical marker location:

4435 Canal Road Northwest, The Palisades, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Capital Crescent Trail (at milepost 9), on the right when traveling east.)

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park.

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.