Josephine Butler

Historical marker location:

1351 K Street Northwest, Downtown Washington, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of K Street Northwest (U.S. 29) and 14th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on K Street Northwest.)

Marker installed: 2019

1920 - 1997

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.