Defender of Liberty
Historical marker location:
900 Ohio Drive Southwest, West Potomac Park, District of Columbia
( Marker can be reached from the intersection of East Basin Drive Southwest and Ohio Drive Southwest, on the left when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.)
George Mason Memorial, National Mall and Memorial Parks. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
Loading...
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.