Historical Marker

Lucille P. Pattison

Historical marker location:
22 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, New York
( Marker is on Market Street north of Cannon Street, on the left when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 2013

Dutchess County Office Building.

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.