Under the Boardwalk

Historical marker location:

1550 Anacostia Avenue Northeast, Kenilworth Park, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from Anacostia Avenue Northeast, 0.2 miles west of Ponds Street Northeast, on the right when traveling west.)

Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

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.