Historical Marker

The IMF

Historical marker location:
700 19th Street Northwest, Foggy Bottom, District of Columbia
( Marker is on 19th Street Northwest north of G Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 1995

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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