Mother Churches and Their Daughters

Historical marker location:

2116 13th Street Southeast, Anacostia, District of Columbia

( Marker is on 13th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2013

An East-of-the-River View. Anacostia 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.