Barry Farm - Hillsdale
Historical marker location:
1101 Howard Road Southeast, Buena Vista, District of Columbia
( Marker is on Howard Road Southeast west of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling east.)
African American Heritage Trail, Washington, DC. Bounded by St. Elizabeths Hospital, Alabama Avenue and Morris Road, SE, and the Anacostia River
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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.