Roger Baldwin 1884 - 1981

Historical marker location:

601 13th Street Northwest, Penn Quarter, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of G Street Northwest and 13th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.)

The Extra Mile. Points of Light Volunteer Pathway

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.