Ocean Piece

Historical marker location:

300 7th St NW, Penn Quarter, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of 7th Street Northwest and Indiana Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south.)

by Jorge Martins.

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.