Batavia

Historical marker location:

131 West Main Street, Batavia, New York

( Marker is on West Main Street (New York State Route 5/63/33) 0.2 miles east of Oak Street (New York State Route 98), on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1936

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.