3524 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

Historical marker location:

3524 Connecticut Avenue NW, Cleveland Park, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Connecticut Avenue Northwest south of Porter Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.)

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.