Robert Mara Ager
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N 39° 56.552 W 075° 09.375
18S E 486651 N 4421390
Quick Description: Businessman, activist, bibliophile...
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 1/26/2006 9:38:19 PM
Waymark Code: WM6KN
Views: 20
Long Description:
Businessman, activist, bibliophile lived here. Director,
Philadelphia Building & Loan Assn., pioneering Black firm.
Amassed and donated a major collection of rare books, pamphlets on
Blacks, antislavery. Founded Afro-American Historical Society.
Marker Name: Robert Mara Ager
County: Philadelphia
Date Dedicated: 01/01/1993
Marker Type: City
Location: 823 South St., Philadelphia
Category: African American, Professions & Vocations, Underground Railroad
Website: Not listed
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