Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
Historical marker location:
1850 West Basin Drive Southwest, West Potomac Park, District of Columbia
( Marker is on West Basin Drive Southwest east of Ohio Drive Southwest, on the left when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 1997
President of the United States of America. 1933 - 1945
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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.