Buchanan

Historical marker location:

2330 15th Street Northwest, Columbia Heights, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of 15th Street Northwest and W Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1930

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.