Navy Gun Car

Historical marker location:

716 Sicard Street Southeast, Navy Yard, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Sicard Street Southeast south of Isaac Hull Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling north.)

Mounting 14" - 50 Caliber Naval Gun

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.