General Ulysses S. Grant, USA

Historical marker location:

Building 20, 300 5th Ave, Fort McNair, District of Columbia

( Marker is on 2nd Avenue north of C Street, on the right when traveling north.)

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.