Historical Marker

Luis Alves De Lima E Silva

Historical marker location:
4632 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest, American University Park, District of Columbia
( Memorial is on Wisconsin Avenue Northwest south of Chesapeake Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.)

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