Historical Marker

The Return of Indigenous Plants and Wildlife

Historical marker location:
1520 1st Street Southeast, Navy Yard, District of Columbia
( Marker is on Anacostia Riverwalk Trail east of 1st Street Southeast.)

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.
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