Frank W. Crilley Building

Historical marker location:

Navy Yard, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Sicard Street, SE.)

Frank W. Crilley, Ensign, U.S. Navy, 1888-1947

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.