Robert Latham Owen

Historical marker location:

Foggy Bottom, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of C Street Northwest and 20th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on C Street Northwest.)

ᎡᎣᏖ ᏞᎺ ᏪO. 1856-1947

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.