Social Justice

Historical marker location:

2835 16th St NW, Columbia Heights, District of Columbia

( Marker is on 16th Street Northwest south of Harvard Street Northwest.)

Marker installed: 2009

Cultural Convergence. Columbia Heights Heritage Trail

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.