Winfield Scott

Historical marker location:

3700 North Capitol Street Northwest, Old Soldiers Home, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Marshall Drive Northwest east of MacArthur Drive Northwest, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1873

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.