Urban Oasis

Historical marker location:

756 Hobart Place Northwest, Park View, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Hobart Place Northwest east of Sherman Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling west.)

Lift Every Voice. Georgia Ave./Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail

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.