Simón Bolívar

Historical marker location:

203 18th Street Northwest, Foggy Bottom, District of Columbia

( Memorial is at the intersection of 18th Street Northwest and Virginia Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling north on 18th Street Northwest.)

Marker installed: 1958

"Statues of the Liberators"

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.