Henry Foxall - Industrialist

Historical marker location:

1401 Foxhall Rd NW, Foxhall, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of Foxhall Road Northwest and 44th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on Foxhall Road Northwest.)

Marker installed: 2019

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.