Historical Marker

"Garden for Victory!"

Historical marker location:
1200 Constitution Ave NW, The National Mall, District of Columbia
( Marker is at the intersection of Constitution Avenue Northwest (U.S. 1/50) and 12th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Constitution Avenue Northwest.)
Marker installed: 2019

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.
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