Historical Marker

Eleftherios Venizelos

Historical marker location:
2228 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Sheridan-Kalorama, District of Columbia
( Marker is on Massachusetts Avenue Northwest east of Sheridan Circle Northwest, on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 2009

1864-1936.

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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