Historical Marker

St. Joseph's Seminary

Historical marker location:
1200 Varnum St NE, Michigan Park, District of Columbia
( Marker is on Varnum Street Northeast just west of 13th Street Northeast, on the right when traveling west.)

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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