North Tonawanda

Historical marker location:

North Tonawanda, New York

( Memorial is at the intersection of Main Street (New York State Route 384) and Webster Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.)

The Home of the Civil War's Most Famous Army Scout. Col. Lewis S. Payne.

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.