Klingle Valley Trail

Historical marker location:

2601 Klingle Road Northwest, Rock Creek Park, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Klingle Road Northwest west of Porter Street Northwest.)

Marker installed: 2017

Rock Creek Park. 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.