A Mixing Bowl

Historical marker location:

401 I Street Southwest, Southwest Waterfront, District of Columbia

( Marker is on 4th Street Southwest south of G Street Southwest.)

Marker installed: 2004

River Farms to Urban Towers. Southwest Heritage Trail

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.