Springhouse

Historical marker location:

2400 Tilden Street Northwest, Cleveland Park, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Tilden Street Northwest west of Shoemaker Street Northwest, in the median.)

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.