National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial

Historical marker location:

450 F Street Northwest, Judiciary Square, District of Columbia

( Marker is on F Street Northwest west of 4th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1991

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.