Dividing Line
Historical marker location:
84 Rhode Island Avenue Northwest, Bloomingdale, District of Columbia
( Marker is at the intersection of T Street Northwest and 1st Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east on T Street Northwest.)
Marker installed: 2015
Worthy Ambition. LeDroit Park/Bloomingdale 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.