U.S. Arsenal Explosion Memorial

Historical marker location:

1801 E Street Southeast, Barney Circle, District of Columbia

( Memorial can be reached from the intersection of 17th Street Southeast and G Street Southeast, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2014

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.