Designed to Compete

Historical marker location:

4302 Sheriff Rd NE, Deanwood, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Sheriff Road Northeast just east of 43rd Place Northeast, on the left when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 2009

A Self-Reliant People. Greater Deanwood Heritage Trail

The city was built on a swamp: The area that is now Washington, D.C. was originally a swampy, marshy region along the Potomac River. The construction of the city involved extensive drainage and landfill projects to make the land suitable for building.