Beer, Popcorn, and Penny Candy
Historical marker location:
4500 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest, American University Park, District of Columbia
( Marker is on Wisconsin Avenue Northwest north of Albemarle Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 2010
Top of the Town. Tenleytown Heritage Trail
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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.