Margaret Peters and Roumania Peters Walker

Historical marker location:

2604 O Street Northwest, Georgetown, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from O Street Northwest west of 26th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west.)

Rose Park Tennis Courts

The District was the site of a major earthquake in 2011: On August 23, 2011, a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck the East Coast of the United States, with its epicenter located in Mineral, Virginia. The quake was felt strongly in Washington, D.C., causing damage to several buildings, including the Washington Monument and the National Cathedral.