Frank Oliver Howard

Historical marker location:

1500 South Capitol Street SE, Navy Yard, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from Potomac Avenue SE east of South Capitol Street SE, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 2009

"Hondo"

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.