Through the Eyes of a Scientist

Historical marker location:

Rock Creek Park, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Reservoir Road Northwest east of 44th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.)

Rock Creek Park

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.