Escape Across the Potomac

Historical marker location:

201 14th Street Southwest, Southwest Federal Center, District of Columbia

( Marker is on 14th Street Southwest south of Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling south.)

Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

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.