Former Site Columbian Harmony Cemetery

Historical marker location:

Brentwood, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Washington Place Northeast, 0.3 miles south of Rhode Island Avenue Northeast (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling south.)

1857 - 1959. Lest We Forget

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.