Bernardo de Gálvez Memorial

Historical marker location:

2221 E Street Northwest, Foggy Bottom, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from D Street Northwest west of Virginia Avenue Northwest.)

Marker installed: 1976

(Count de Gálvez). 1746 - 1786.

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.