Leutze Park - Marine Corps Historical Center

Historical marker location:
805 Kidder Breese Street, Navy Yard, District of Columbia
( Marker is at the intersection of Kidder Breese Street and Tingey Crescent Southeast, on the right when traveling west on Kidder Breese Street.)

Marker
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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.