Colossal Head 4 (replica)

Historical marker location:

1000 Constitution Avenue Northwest, The National Mall, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Constitution Avenue Northwest (U.S. 50) east of 12th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2001

Olmec Culture. San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan, Vera Cruz, 1200-900 B.C.E.

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.