Historical Marker
Dr. Philip Jaisohn, 1864-1951
Historical marker location:
2320 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Sheridan-Kalorama, District of Columbia
( Marker is on Massachusetts Avenue Northwest west of 23rd Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.)
The First Korean American.
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.