Washington Navy Yard: Maker of Weapons

Historical marker location:

770 M St SE, Navy Yard, District of Columbia

( Marker is on 8th Street Southeast north of M Street Southeast, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2004

Tour of Duty. Barracks Row Heritage Trail

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.