Historical Marker

"The bramble and trees…had made them invisible"

Historical marker location:
2715 Q St NW, Georgetown, District of Columbia
( Marker can be reached from Q Street Northwest just west of 27th 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.
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