The Rock on Brightwood Avenue
Historical marker location:
Brightwood, District of Columbia
( Marker is at the intersection of Georgia Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) and Quackenbos Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on Georgia Avenue Northwest.)
Marker installed: 2008
Battleground to Community. Brightwood Heritage Trail
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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.