Gen. John Paterson

Historical marker location:

Whitney Point, New York

( Memorial is at the intersection of U.S. 11 and Main Street (State Route 26/79), on the right when traveling north on U.S. 11.)

Marker installed: 1984

1744 - 1808.

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.