Historical Marker

Visitor Center

Historical marker location:
4155 Linnean Ave NW, Forest Hills, District of Columbia
( Marker can be reached from Linnean Avenue Northwest, 0.1 miles south of Upton Street Northwest, on the left when traveling south.)

Gardener's House.

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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