Second Baptist Church

Historical marker location:

816 3rd St NW, Mount Vernon Square, District of Columbia

( Marker is on 3rd Street Northwest just north of H Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north.)

816 Third Street, NW.

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.