Embassy of the Kingdom of Eswatini

Historical marker location:

1712 New Hampshire Avenue Northwest, Dupont Circle, District of Columbia

( Marker is on New Hampshire Avenue Northwest just north of R Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north.)

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.