Petrified Wood

Historical marker location:

The National Mall, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Madison Drive Northwest west of 9th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.)

Araucarioxylon Arizonicum Knowlton. Triassic Period.

The White House was burned down during the War of 1812: In August 1814, British troops invaded Washington, D.C. and set fire to many of the city's buildings, including the White House, which was still under construction at the time.