Historical Marker

Anniversary Park

Historical marker location:
2123 F Street Northwest, Foggy Bottom, District of Columbia
( Marker is on F Street Northwest east of 22nd Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 1996

The George Washington University. Washington D.C.

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.
District of Columbia random facts