John Paul Jones Memorial
Historical marker location:
The National Mall, District of Columbia
( Marker is at the intersection of 17th Street Southwest and Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling north on 17th Street Southwest.)
National Mall & Memorial Parks, Washington, D.C.. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
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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.