Historical Marker

Building a Beautiful Bridge

Historical marker location:
874 Washington Boulevard, Columbia Island, District of Columbia
( Marker is on Mount Vernon Trail, 0.1 miles south of Arlington Memorial Bridge, on the right when traveling north.)

George Washington Memorial Parkway.

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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.
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