Smokey Bear Blue Spruce

Historical marker location:

The National Mall, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of 14th Street Southwest (U.S. 1) and Jefferson Drive Southwest, on the right when traveling north on 14th Street Southwest.)

Picea pungens

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.