Lumber Shed - Movement of Materials

Historical marker location:

301 Water Street Southeast, Navy Yard, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from Water Street Southeast east of 3rd Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east.)

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.