James Buchanan
Historical marker location:
2101 16th Street Northwest, Columbia Heights, District of Columbia
( Marker can be reached from 16th Street Northwest north of W Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.)
Diplomat, Statesman, and Fifteenth President of the United States. Meridian Hill Park, National Historic Landmark
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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.