Edward Miner Gallaudet

Historical marker location:

800 Florida Avenue Northeast, Gallaudet, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Gallaudet Mall north of Lincoln Circle Northeast, in the median.)

Marker installed: 1969

1837 - 1917

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.