Abner Cloud House
Historical marker location:
4940 Canal Road Northwest, The Palisades, District of Columbia
( Marker can be reached from Canal Road Northwest north of Reservoir Road Northwest, on the left when traveling north.)
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
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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.