Pharmacists' War Memorial

Historical marker location:

2215 Constitution Avenue Northwest, Foggy Bottom, District of Columbia

( Memorial can be reached from Constitution Avenue Northwest (U.S. 50) east of 23rd Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.)

American Pharmacists Association.

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.