The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
Historical marker location:
1964 Independence Avenue Southwest, The Tidal Basin, District of Columbia
( Marker can be reached from the intersection of West Basin Drive Southwest and Independence Avenue Southwest. Reported permanently removed.)
Marker installed: 2000
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The White House was burned down during the War of 1812: In August 1814, British troops invaded Washington, D.C. and set fire to many of the city's buildings, including the White House, which was still under construction at the time.