Joseph Ladue

Historical marker location:

899 Pleasant Street, Schuyler Falls, New York

( Marker is on Pleasant Street (New York State Route 22B) 0.1 miles south of Felton Road (County Route 40), on the right when traveling south.)

1855-1901.

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.