Historical Marker
Samuel Jenkins
Historical marker location:
Rensselaerville, New York
( Marker is on County Route 351 near Albany Hill Road (County Route 361), on the right when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 1933
The Father of Rensselaerville.
In the mid-19th century, New York City was the largest slaveholding city in the United States, and the largest slave market was located on Wall Street.