Historical Marker
The Georgetown Heights
Historical marker location:
3260 R Street Northwest, Georgetown, District of Columbia
( Marker is on R Street Northwest east of Wisconsin Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling east.)
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.