The Big Chair

Historical marker location:

Anacostia, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of V Street Southeast and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling south on V Street Southeast.)

Re-dedication April 25, 2006

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.