Campbell African Methodist Episcopal Church
Historical marker location:
2562 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue Southeast, Barry Farm, District of Columbia
( Marker is at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast and Stanton Road Southeast, on the right when traveling north on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast.)
African American Heritage Trail, Washington, DC. 2562 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE
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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.