British Spare Rhodes Tavern, 1814

Historical marker location:

1455 F St NW, Penn Quarter, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of F Street Northwest and 15th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on F Street Northwest.)

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.