Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Historical marker location:
6900 Georgia Avenue Northwest, Brightwood, District of Columbia
( Marker can be reached from Main Drive Northwest (U.S. 29) 0.1 miles west of 12th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 1977
Named in honor of Major Walter Reed. Pioneer in Military Medicine
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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.