War Memorial

Historical marker location:

Memorial Park, Vestal, New York

( Memorial is at the intersection of Vestal Parkway West (New York State Route 434) and Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Vestal Parkway West.)

Marker installed: 1952

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.