Historical Marker

“Get Down You Fool”

Historical marker location:
6001 13th Street Northwest, Brightwood, District of Columbia
( Marker is on Quackenbos Street Northwest east of 13th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 2008

Battleground to Community. Brightwood Heritage Trail

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.
District of Columbia random facts