Washington Meridian

Historical marker location:

2420 16th Street Northwest, Columbia Heights, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from 16th Street Northwest north of Crescent Place Northwest, on the right when traveling north.)

"The Stone". 1804 - 1923

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.