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Name: Independence Avenue SW, Washington, Washington DC

Location Type: Other

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Coordinates: 38.889840, -77.040269

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This part of the avenue is believed to be haunted by the ghosts of slaves. It is the former site of two notorious slave markets: the Yellow House or Williams Slave Pen, now the FAA headquarters, and the nearby Robey Slave Pen, at the 7th Street corner. Locals have heard chains clinking and screams...

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