Lafayette's Tour

Historical marker location:

Navy Yard, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Anacostia Riverwalk Trail, 0.2 miles east of 11th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 2021

The Lafayette Trail. Mapping the Farewell Tour

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.