Taras Shevchenko Memorial

Historical marker location:

1512 22nd Street Northwest, Dupont Circle, District of Columbia

( Marker is on 22nd Street Northwest north of P Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1964

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.