To the Memory of Oscar S. Straus
Historical marker location:
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Federal Triangle, District of Columbia
( Marker can be reached from 14th Street Northwest (U.S. 1) south of Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 1947
1850 - Statesman, Author, Diplomat - 1926. "Liberty" - "Reason"
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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.