Map

Historical marker location:

3434 Porter Street Northwest, Cleveland Park, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of Porter Street Northwest and 35th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west on Porter Street Northwest.)

Cleveland Park Historic District. Art on Call Locator

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.