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By Richard E. Miller, August 7, 2010
Forks of the Road Historical Site Marker, Panel 2
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
1 ► Mississippi, Adams County, Natchez — Forks of the Road Historical Site —  |
| [Panel 1:] Natchez in the Center of Slavery Slavery is central to American history. The labor of enslaved African Americans built much of the nation’s wealth and enabled it to gain its economic independence. The enslavement of people . . . — — Map (db m41533) HM | |||
| 2 ► Virginia, Alexandria, Southwest Quadrant — E-131 — Franklin and Armfield Slave Office — (1315 Duke Street) — |
| Isaac Franklin and John Armfield leased this brick building with access to the wharves and docks in 1828 as a holding pen for enslaved people being shipped from Northern Virginia to Louisiana. They purchased the building and three lots in 1832. From . . . — — Map (db m72628) HM | |||