Fort Reno

Historical marker location:

3815 Chesapeake Street Northwest, Tenleytown, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Chesapeake Street Northwest east of 40th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east.)

Top of the Town. Tenleytown Heritage Trail

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.