Walsh Memorial

Historical marker location:

2665 Woodley Road Northwest, Woodley Park, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from Woodley Road Northwest east of 27th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1964

1913 - 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.