Marine Barracks

Historical marker location:

Capitol Hill, District of Columbia

( Marker is on 8th Street Southeast north of I Street Southeast, on the right when traveling north.)

Washington, D.C.. "Oldest Post of the Corps".

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.