Historical Marker

Edmund Burke

Historical marker location:
1020 11th St NW, Downtown Washington, District of Columbia
( Memorial is at the intersection of 11th Street Northwest (U.S. 29) and Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling north on 11th Street Northwest.)
Marker installed: 1922

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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