Healing the Wounded

Historical marker location:

825 E Street Southeast, Capitol Hill, District of Columbia

( Marker is on 9th Street Southeast near E Street Southeast, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2004

Tour of Duty. Barracks Row Heritage Trail.

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.