The Birth of Camelot

Historical marker location:

3419 Q St NW, Georgetown, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Q Street Northwest just west of 34th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.)

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.