Washington Conservatory of Music and School of Expression/Harriet Gibbs-Marscall/Mary P. Burrill
Historical marker location:
902 T Street Northwest, U Street Corridor, District of Columbia
( Marker is at the intersection of T Street Northwest and 9th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west on T Street Northwest.)
African American Heritage Trail, Washington, DC. 902 T 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.