Historical Marker
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Historical marker location:
1662 Columbia Rd NW, Adams Morgan, District of Columbia
( Marker is at the intersection of 17th Street Northwest and Columbia Road Northwest, on the left when traveling south on 17th Street Northwest.)
Marker installed: 2020
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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.