Community Caretakers

Historical marker location:

301 H Street Northeast, Atlas District, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of 3rd Street Northeast and H Street Northeast, on the right when traveling north on 3rd Street Northeast.)

Marker installed: 2012

Hub, Home, Heart. Greater H Street NE 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.