Sheen Hok Gate

Historical marker location:

900 23rd Street Northwest, Foggy Bottom, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of 23rd Street Northwest and I Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north on 23rd Street Northwest.)

Marker installed: 2002

"Learning and Using in the Proper Way"

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.