Historical Marker

The Washington Animal Rescue League

Historical marker location:
71 Oglethorpe St NW, Lamond Riggs, District of Columbia
( Marker is on Oglethorpe Street Northwest just east of Blair Road Northwest, on the right when traveling west.)

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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