Merriweather Home for Children
Historical marker location:
733 Euclid Street Northwest, Pleasant Plains, District of Columbia
( Marker is on Euclid Street Northwest west of Georgia Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling west.)
African American Heritage Trail, Washington, D.C.. 733 Euclid Street, NW
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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.