Cyrus Bustill
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N 39° 57.118 W 075° 08.633
18S E 487709 N 4422435
The Bustill family is one of the oldest African American families in the United States.
Waymark Code: WM7MJE
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/09/2009
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Marker Text: Born of White, Black, and Native American descent, he bought his freedom and became a baker of bread for Revolutionary troops. A founder of the Free African Society, he later opened a school for Black children while living here.
Marker Name: Cyrus Bustill
County: Philadelphia
Date Dedicated: 01/01/2001
Marker Type: City
Location: 210 Arch St., Philadelphia (Missing)
Category: African American, Education, Native American, Professions & Vocations
Website: [Web Link]
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