Benjamin Banneker Institute
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unimoggers
N 39° 56.674 W 075° 09.599
18S E 486332 N 4421616
Sounds like a very talented guy!
Waymark Code: WM1EAK
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/19/2007
Views: 38
Marker Text:
Founded here in 1854 and dedicated to the literary betterment of African Americans, this school was named for a Black astronomer and mathematician who published an almanac and helped survey Washington, D.C.
Marker Name: Benjamin Banneker Institute
County: Philadelphia
Date Dedicated: 01/01/1991
Marker Type: City
Location: 409 S. 11th St, Philadelphia
Category: African American, Education
Website: Not listed
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