Howard Theatre

Historical marker location:

625 T Street Northwest, Shaw, District of Columbia

( Marker is on T Street Northwest east of 7th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2011

Lift Every Voice Georgia Avenue. Georgia Ave./Pleasant Plains 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.