Historical Marker
Rachel Carson 1907 - 1964
Historical marker location:
1208 G Street Northwest, Penn Quarter, District of Columbia
( Marker is on G Street Northwest west of 12th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.)
The Extra Mile. Points of Light Volunteer Pathway.
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.