John Lutz

Historical marker location:

1255 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest, Georgetown, District of Columbia

( Memorial is on Wisconsin Avenue Northwest south of N Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1970

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.