Changing Fashions
Historical marker location:
1770 Park Road Northwest, Mount Pleasant, District of Columbia
( Marker is at the intersection of Park Road Northwest and 18th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Park Road Northwest.)
Marker installed: 2006
Village in the City. Mount Pleasant Heritage Trail
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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.