PA-133 Benjamin Banneker Institute

Marker text: Benjamin Banneker Institute
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.
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission 1991

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Location: 409 S. 11th St, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

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