Suggs Plaza

Historical marker location:

430 M St SW, Southwest Waterfront, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from M Street Southwest just west of 4th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1983

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.