In March of 1859, one of the largest slave sales in US history took place at the Ten Broeck Race Course. This marker is not placed at the actual location of the sale, as a lumber yard and elementary school now stand in place of the original site. However, this marker stands in a park that was built to remember the 436 slaves who were sold in what is known as "The Weeping Time". Pierce Mease Butler of Philadelphia sold 436 slaves for $303, 850 over two days to pay off his debts. Many families and friends were separated and sold to owners around the south. The Weeping Time name came as witnesses recounted that it rained the entire two days of the sale as "The heavens seemed to weep in empathy."

In March of 1859, one of the largest slave sales in US history took place at the Ten Broeck Race Course. This marker is not placed at the actual location of the sale, as a lumber yard and elementary school now stand in place of the original site. However, this marker stands in a park that was built to remember the 436 slaves who were sold in what is known as "The Weeping Time". Pierce Mease Butler of Philadelphia sold 436 slaves for $303, 850 over two days to pay off his debts. Many families and friends were separated and sold to owners around the south. The Weeping Time name came as witnesses recounted that it rained the entire two days of the sale as "The heavens seemed to weep in empathy."

In March of 1859, one of the largest slave sales in US history took place at the Ten Broeck Race Course. This marker is not placed at the actual location of the sale, as a lumber yard and elementary school now stand in place of the original site. However, this marker stands in a park that was built to remember the 436 slaves who were sold in what is known as "The Weeping Time". Pierce Mease Butler of Philadelphia sold 436 slaves for $303, 850 over two days to pay off his debts. Many families and friends were separated and sold to owners around the south. The Weeping Time name came as witnesses recounted that it rained the entire two days of the sale as "The heavens seemed to weep in empathy."

In March of 1859, one of the largest slave sales in US history took place at the Ten Broeck Race Course. This marker is not placed at the actual location of the sale, as a lumber yard and elementary school now stand in place of the original site. However, this marker stands in a park that was built to remember the 436 slaves who were sold in what is known as "The Weeping Time". Pierce Mease Butler of Philadelphia sold 436 slaves for $303, 850 over two days to pay off his debts. Many families and friends were separated and sold to owners around the south. The Weeping Time name came as witnesses recounted that it rained the entire two days of the sale as "The heavens seemed to weep in empathy."

The Oak Grove Plantation marker marks the site of the plantation that was ran from 1790 to 1910. The plantation was the home to several important men in history, including, both the plantation owners family who include a North Carolina Governor and the slaves who worked the plantation. When the civil war began the plantation was home to fifty-one slaves. Two of those slaves would become important members of the community during reconstruction. Caswell Holt would be the first Black deputy and his brother Sam Holt would found a church and school for freed slaves in the community. The marker is located in the parking lot of the Almanac County Historical Museum.