Charles R. Drew and Lenore Robbins Drew
Historical marker location:
3324 Sherman Avenue Northwest, Columbia Heights, District of Columbia
( Marker is on Sherman Avenue Northwest south of Morton Street Northwest, on the right.)
African American Heritage Trail, Washington, DC. 3324 Sherman Avenue, NW, Apartment 1
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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.