Pelicans in Peril

Historical marker location:

95 Olmsted Walk, Smithsonian National Zoo, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Olmsted Walk, ½ mile east of Connecticut Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling east.)

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.