Historical Marker
Langston Golf Course and Driving Range
Historical marker location:
2600 Benning Road Northeast, Carver Langston, District of Columbia
( Marker is on 26th Street Northeast north of Benning Road Northeast, on the right when traveling north.)
African American Heritage Trail, Washington, DC. 2600 Benning Road, NE.
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.