Korean War Veterans Memorial

Historical marker location:

The National Mall, District of Columbia

( Memorial is on Daniel French Drive Southwest north of Independence Avenue Southwest, on the left when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1995

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.