Historical Marker
A Liberty Pole
Historical marker location:
3628 State Highway 5, Fonda, New York
( Marker is on New York State Route 5, 0.3 miles west of Hickory Hill Road (County Route 33), on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 1932
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.