Old Korean Legation Museum

Historical marker location:

1500 13th Street Northwest, Logan Circle, District of Columbia

( Marker is on 13th Street Northwest north of Logan Circle Northwest, on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.)

Marker installed: 2018

주미 대한제 국공사관

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.