Wissahickon Boys Club
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N 40° 01.620 W 075° 10.619
18T E 484898 N 4430768
This boys club was orginially called Pulaskitown Free Kindergarten and it served children of newly freed slaves.
Waymark Code: WM7VHK
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 12/07/2009
Views: 5
Marker Text: Founded by Germantown Quakers in 1885. This Club joined the national Boys Club Federation in 1906- the first member to serve an African American population. Under president John T. Emlen & executive director William T. Coleman, it earned a reputation for outstanding service to youth. Club alumni include Bill Cosby, Herb Adderley. Renamed the Wissahickon Boys & Girls Club in 1981, it moved here from Coulter St. & Pulaski Ave. in 1985.
Marker Name: Wissahickon Boys Club
County: Philadelphia
Date Dedicated: 01/01/2001
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: 328 West Coulter St., Germantown, Philadelphia
Category: African American
Website: [Web Link]
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