Historical Marker

Combatting Economic Depression

Historical marker location:
1850 W Basin Dr SW, West Potomac Park, District of Columbia
( Marker is on Ohio Drive Southwest south of West Basin Drive Southwest, on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 2022

1937-1941 / Second Term. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial.

The original design of the city was influenced by a French architect: Pierre Charles L'Enfant, a French architect and engineer, was hired by George Washington to design the city in 1791. L'Enfant's design was influenced by the layout of several European cities, including Paris and Versailles.
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