History of St. Elizabeths Hospital
Historical marker location:
2701 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast, St. Elizabeths, District of Columbia
( Marker is at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast and Redwood Street, on the right on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast.)
St. Elizabeths. Preserving the Legacy. Realizing Potential
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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.