A Rolling Tobacco Road

Historical marker location:

1819 35th Street Northwest, Burleith, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of 34th Street Northwest and Wisconsin Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 34th Street Northwest.)

The District was a major center of the slave trade in the 19th century: Prior to the Civil War, Washington, D.C. was home to one of the largest slave markets in the country. Slaves were bought and sold in public auctions held in the city, and many prominent politicians and businessmen owned slaves.