Washington Afro-American Newspaper Office Building
Historical marker location:
1800 11th Street Northwest, U Street Corridor, District of Columbia
( Marker is on 11th Street Northwest north of S Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 2011
African American Heritage Trail, Washington, DC. 1800 11th Street, NW
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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.