In Memory of Grosvenor Chapman

Historical marker location:

1555 34th Street Northwest, Georgetown, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from Q Street Northwest east of 34th Street Northwest.)

Marker installed: 1997

1911-1993

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.