Historical Marker

River Revival

Historical marker location:
1492 4th St SE, Navy Yard, District of Columbia
( Marker is on Anacostia Riverwalk Trail just east of 4th Street Southeast, in the median.)

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