Historical Marker
Forrest Marbury House
Historical marker location:
3350 M Street Northwest, Georgetown, District of Columbia
( Marker is on M Street Northwest east of 34th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.)
Circa 1788. Category I Landmark, National Register of Historic Places.
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.