Ida B. Wells

Historical marker location:

6300 5th St NW, Manor Park, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of 5th Street Northwest and Sheridan Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north on 5th Street Northwest.)

Marker installed: 2022

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.