Roma Restaurant

Historical marker location:

3301 Connecticut Avenue Northwest, Cleveland Park, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue Northwest and Macomb Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on Connecticut Avenue Northwest.)

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.