Mt. Zion Cemetery / Female Union Band Society Cemetery

Historical marker location:

2527 Q St NW, Georgetown, District of Columbia

( Marker is on 27th Street Northwest, 0.1 miles north of Q Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north.)

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.