Historical Marker
Escape from Slavery
Historical marker location:
965 7th Street Southwest, Southwest Waterfront, District of Columbia
( Marker is at the intersection of 7th Street Southwest and Maine Avenue Southwest, in the median on 7th Street Southwest.)
River Farms to Urban Towers. Southwest Heritage Trail.
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.