The George Washington University
Historical marker location:
2138 F Street Northwest, Foggy Bottom, District of Columbia
( Memorial can be reached from F Street Northwest east of 22nd Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.)
honors the memory of those alumni lost. in the tragedies of September 11, 2001
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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.