Historical Marker

Fort Carroll

Historical marker location:
3720 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue Southeast, Congress Heights, District of Columbia
( Marker is on Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue Southeast, 0.1 miles north of South Capitol Street Southeast, on the right when traveling west.)

Civil War Defenses of Washington. 1861-1865.

The District was the site of a major flood in 1889: On June 4, 1889, a massive flood swept through the city, causing extensive damage and killing more than 20 people. The flood was caused by heavy rainfall and a failure of the city's sewer system.
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