Frederick Douglass 1817 - 1895

Historical marker location:

515 15th Street Northwest, Penn Quarter, District of Columbia

( Marker is on 15th Street Northwest north of Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north.)

The Extra Mile. Points of Light Volunteer Pathway

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.