Julia Ward Howe

Historical marker location:

1455 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Penn Quarter, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of 14th Street Northwest and F Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north on 14th Street Northwest.)

Marker installed: 2019

1819 - 1910

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.