"Wade in the Water"

Historical marker location:

1351 U Street Northwest, U Street Corridor, District of Columbia

( Marker is on U Street Northwest east of 14th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 2015

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.