The Boundary Channel

Historical marker location:

104 Boundary Channel Drive, Columbia Island, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from Boundary Channel Drive. Reported permanently removed.)

George Washington Memorial Parkway.

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.