Casualties Arriving at Mount Pleasant General Hospital, May 1864

Historical marker location:

1673 Park Road Northwest, Mount Pleasant, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of Park Road Northwest and 17th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Park Road Northwest.)

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.