Fleeing the Executive Mansion
Historical marker location:
1520 H Street Northwest, Downtown Washington, District of Columbia
( Marker can be reached from the intersection of H Street Northwest and Madison Place Northwest, on the right when traveling east.)
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
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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.