Wartime President
Historical marker location:
1850 W Basin Dr SW, West Potomac Park, District of Columbia
( Marker can be reached from Ohio Drive Southwest south of West Basin Drive Southwest, on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 2022
1941-1945 / Third Term. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
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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.