Historical Marker
The Prettiest Place
Historical marker location:
251 Florida Avenue Northwest, LeDroit Park, District of Columbia
( Marker is at the intersection of 3rd Street Northwest and Florida Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 3rd Street Northwest.)
Marker installed: 2015
Worthy Ambition. LeDroit Park/Bloomingdale Heritage Trail.
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.