Historical Marker

Roy Lichtenstein

Historical marker location:
600 7th Street Northwest, Penn Quarter, District of Columbia
( Marker is on 9th Street Northwest north of F Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.)

born New York City 1923-died New York City 1997. Smithsonian American Art Museum.

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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