Introduction to Burleith

Historical marker location:

3500 Whitehaven Parkway Northwest, Burleith, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of 35th Street Northwest and Whitehaven Parkway Northwest, on the left when traveling west on 35th Street Northwest.)

Marker installed: 2015

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.