An Industrial Georgetown

Historical marker location:

1111 34th Street Northwest, Georgetown, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from 34th Street Northwest south of M Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south. Reported unreadable.)

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior

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.