Charles R. Drew and Lenore Robbins Drew

Historical marker location:

3324 Sherman Avenue Northwest, Columbia Heights, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Sherman Avenue Northwest south of Morton Street Northwest, on the right.)

African American Heritage Trail, Washington, DC. 3324 Sherman Avenue, NW, Apartment 1

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.