Lewiston Academy

Historical marker location:

895 Center Street, Lewiston, New York

( Marker is at the intersection of South 9th Street and Center Street (New York State Route 18F), on the left when traveling north on South 9th Street.)

Marker installed: 1976

Built in 1824.

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.