The Nourse Farm

Historical marker location:

3140 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest, Cathedral Heights, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue Northwest and Woodley Road Northwest on Wisconsin 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.