3700 Quebec Street Northwest

Historical marker location:

3700 Quebec Street Northwest, Cleveland Park, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Quebec Street Northwest west of 37th Street Northwest, on the left 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.