Phyllis Wheatley YWCA
Historical marker location:
901 Rhode Island Avenue Northwest, Shaw, District of Columbia
( Marker is on Rhode Island Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) west of 9th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.)
African American Heritage Trail, Washington, DC. 901 Rhode Island Avenue, 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.