Abraham Lincoln

Historical marker location:

70 District Square SW, Southwest Waterfront, District of Columbia

( Marker is on District Square Southwest just north of Wharf Street Southwest, 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.