Altamont Free Library / Biblioteca Libre de Altamonte

Historical marker location:

177 Main Street, Altamont, New York

( Marker can be reached from Main Street (New York State Route 156).)

Marker installed: 2017

Altamont, New York. The Museum In The Streets.

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.