Leutze Park Gun Collection

Historical marker location:

Navy Yard, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Dahlgren Avenue Southeast south of Tingey Crescent Southeast, on the left when traveling south.)

Historic Precinct Walking 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.