Historical Marker

Fathers and Sons

Historical marker location:
1908 North Capitol Street Northwest, Bloomingdale, District of Columbia
( Marker is at the intersection of T Street Northwest and North Capitol Street Northwest on T Street Northwest.)
Marker installed: 2015

Worthy Ambition. LeDroit Park/Bloomingdale 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.
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