The River Queen

Historical marker location:

901 Wharf Street Southwest, Southwest Waterfront, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Wharf Street Southwest west of District Square Southwest, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2017

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.