Moving between Old and New

Historical marker location:

1126 Spring Road Northwest, Columbia Heights, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Spring Road Northwest east of 13th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.)

<i>Everyday People</i> Columbia Heights Art on Call.

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.