John L. Worden

Historical marker location:

344 NY Rt 55, Pawling, New York

( Marker is on NY Rt 22&55 (New York State Route 55) 1 mile north of Quaker Hill Rd, on the left when traveling north.)

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.