Independence of Kazakhstan

Historical marker location:

1401 16th Street Northwest, Dupont Circle, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of 16th Street Northwest and O Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 16th Street Northwest.)

Marker installed: 2006

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.