Fleeing the Executive Mansion

Historical marker location:

1520 H Street Northwest, Downtown Washington, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of H Street Northwest and Madison Place Northwest, on the right when traveling east.)

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.