Landscape

Historical marker location:

3701 Reno Street Northwest, Cleveland Park, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of Reno Street Northwest and Quebec Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on Reno Street Northwest.)

Cleveland Park Historic District

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.