An auction block near the former site of the Planter’s Hotel, outside which slave auctions were held. In 1984, a plaque was placed here that reads “Fredericksburg’s Principal Auction Site in Pre-Civil War Days for Slaves and Property.” The City Council in June voted to relocate the block to a nearby museum.
Corner of Charles and William Streets, Fredericksburg, Va. Marked
An experiment based on an article from the New York Times.
An auction block near the former site of the Planter’s Hotel, outside which slave auctions were held. In 1984, a plaque was placed here that reads “Fredericksburg’s Principal Auction Site in Pre-Civil War Days for Slaves and Property.” The City Council in June voted to relocate the block to a nearby museum.