Flora Molton

Historical marker location:

1201 G Street Northwest, Penn Quarter, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of 13th Street Northwest and G Street Northwest on 13th Street Northwest.)

Marker installed: 2019

1908 - 1990

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.