Historical Marker
American University
Historical marker location:
3727 Nebraska Avenue Northwest, American University Park, District of Columbia
( Marker is on Ward Circle Northwest east of Nebraska Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north.)
Top of the Town. Tenleytown Heritage Trail.
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.