National Negro Opera Company
N 40° 27.826 W 079° 53.753
17T E 593607 N 4479818
What I thought would be a boring marker at the side of the road turned out to be a haunted house on a hillside, right out of a Scooby Doo episode.
Waymark Code: WMYGW
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/12/2006
Views: 83
Marker Text:
Here at the Cardwell School of Music, this first national Black opera company was founded in 1941 by Mary Caldwell Dawson. Noted for its musical genius, it performed for 21 years in Pittsburgh, Washington, New York, and other cities.
Marker Name: National Negro Opera Company
County: Allegheny
Date Dedicated: 09/25/1994
Marker Type: City
Location: 7101 Apple St., Homewood
Category: African American, Music & Theater
Website: [Web Link]
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