Simón Bolívar
Historical marker location:
203 18th Street Northwest, Foggy Bottom, District of Columbia
( Memorial is at the intersection of 18th Street Northwest and Virginia Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling north on 18th Street Northwest.)
Marker installed: 1958
"Statues of the Liberators"
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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.