Francis Scott Key Park

Historical marker location:

3350 M Street Northwest, Georgetown, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of M Street Northwest and 34th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west on M Street Northwest.)

A Place With It Own History

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.