Churches and Cemeteries

Historical marker location:

4400 44th Street Northwest, American University Park, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of 44th Street Northwest and Yuma Street Northwest on 44th Street Northwest.)

Tenleytown, DC. Country Village to City Neighborhood

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.