Mule Power
Historical marker location:
1052 Thomas Jefferson Street Northwest, Georgetown, District of Columbia
( Marker is on Thomas Jefferson Street Northwest south of M Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north.)
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
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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.