Canal Park

Historical marker location:

200 M Street Southeast, Navy Yard, District of Columbia

( Marker is on 2nd Street Southeast just north of M Street Southeast, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.)

Marker installed: 2019

Then & Now. Capitol Riverfront

The original design of the city was influenced by a French architect: Pierre Charles L'Enfant, a French architect and engineer, was hired by George Washington to design the city in 1791. L'Enfant's design was influenced by the layout of several European cities, including Paris and Versailles.