Eloy Alfaro

Historical marker location:

760 Virginia Avenue Northwest, Foggy Bottom, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from Virginia Avenue Northwest north of Constitution Avenue Northwest (U.S. 50), on the right when traveling west.)

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.