Metropolitan Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church
Historical marker location:
1712 North Capitol Street Northwest, Bloomingdale, District of Columbia
( Marker is at the intersection of North Capitol Street Northwest and R Street Northwest on North Capitol Street Northwest.)
Marker installed: 1956
The Gate Way to Freedom
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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.