Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Baltimore Slave Trade
By Chris Nelson, June 26, 2010
1. Baltimore Slave Trade Marker
Although the United States banned the Transatlantic Slave Trade in 1808, a domestic trade from the Upper South to the emerging cotton-growing regions of the Deep South thrived until the 1860's. Baltimore-based dealers supplied the trade, operating slave pens at the Inner Harbor, on Fell's Point, and across the city, including near this location. Between 1808 and the abolition of slavery in Maryland in 1864, an estimated thirty thousand people were "sold South" from Baltimore.Erected by Maryland Historical Trust, Maryland State Highway Administration.
Location. 39° 17.235′ N, 76° 36.218′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. Marker is at the intersection of East Pratt Street and President Street, on the left when traveling east on East Pratt Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 830 E Pratt St, Baltimore MD 21202, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Crafting a Legacy (here, next to this marker); The Flag House and Star-Spangled Banner Museum (within shouting distance of this marker); The Star Spangled Banner
By Allen C. Browne, August 6, 2016
2. Baltimore Slave Trade Marker
Categories. • African Americans • Industry & Commerce •
By Allen C. Browne, August 6, 2016
3. Baltimore Slave Trade Marker
By Allen C. Browne, August 6, 2016
4. Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture
The marker is near the front door of this museum. The flag on the right flies at the Star Spangled Banner Flag House and Museum.
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Credits. This page was last revised on August 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on October 11, 2010, by Chris Nelson of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,359 times since then and 100 times this year. Last updated on February 22, 2014, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on October 11, 2010, by Chris Nelson of Baltimore, Maryland. 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 9, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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