The Duvall Foundry

Historical marker location:

1050 30th St NW, Georgetown, District of Columbia

( Marker is on 30th Street Northwest, 0.1 miles south of M Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.)

1050-30th Street, N.W

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.