Historical Marker

The Nut Seekers

Historical marker location:
3001 Connecticut Ave NW, Smithsonian National Zoo, District of Columbia
( Marker is on Olmsted Walk, 0.3 miles west of North Road, on the right when traveling west.)

Chipmunks and squirrels are nuts about nuts

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.
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