The Paving Stone Archaeological Site

Historical marker location:

1098 9th Street Southeast, Navy Yard, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of 9th Street Southeast and Virginia Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling north on 9th Street Southeast.)

Virginia Avenue, SE

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.