Palisades Recreation Center

Historical marker location:

5136 Sherier Place Northwest, The Palisades, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Sherier Place Northwest just south of Edmunds Place Northwest, on the right when traveling south.)

District of Columbia Parks & Recreation

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.