The Rest
Historical marker location:
4409 39th Street Northwest, North Cleveland Park, District of Columbia
( Marker is at the intersection of Yuma Street Northwest and 39th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Yuma Street Northwest.)
Tenleytown, DC. Country Village to City Neighborhood
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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.