Franklin and Armfield Slave Market
Description:
Site of headquarters for Franklin & Armfield, one of the country's largest slave-trading firms in early 1800s. Yard behind headquarters building housed imprisoned slaves before they were sent to market. Company primarily involved in interstate slave trade (buying slaves in Virginia area to be sold in New Orleans or elsewhere in Deep South).
LocationMem:
Alexandria, VA
Institution:
Government
Official/Unofficial:
Official (National Historic Landmarks List)
Historical Subject:
19th Century Slave Trade
Physical Aspects:
Building
Date of Dedication:
Added to National Historic Landmarks List in 1978.
Historic Marker Constructed in 2005.
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