An Alternative to Logging

Historical marker location:

3001 Connecticut Ave NW, Smithsonian National Zoo, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from Olmsted Walk, 0.4 miles east of Connecticut Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling east.)

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.