The District of Columbia was placed in a Swamp by design as part of the deal with James Madison and Thomas Jefferson, who supported Alexander Hamilton's plan to pay off the debts of the states in the Revenue Act of 1789. Read this story
The District of Columbia was placed in a Swamp by design as part of the deal with James Madison and Thomas Jefferson, who supported Alexander Hamilton's plan to pay off the debts of the states in the Revenue Act of 1789. Read this story