Eastern Market

Historical marker location:

225 7th Street Southeast, Capitol Hill, District of Columbia

( Marker is on 7th Street Southeast north of C Street Southeast, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2005

A Lively Market for a Lively Neighborhood

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.