The American Red Cross - Harvard Field Hospital Unit

Historical marker location:

2025 E Street Northwest, Foggy Bottom, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from D Street Northwest west of 17th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.)

(September 1939 - July 1942)

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.