Women of Influence
Historical marker location:
2449 Tracy Place Northwest, Sheridan-Kalorama, District of Columbia
( Marker is at the intersection of Tracy Place Northwest and Kalorama Road Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Tracy Place Northwest.)
Sheridan Kalorama. Call Box Restoration Project
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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.