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Statue of Benjamin Banneker in the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. (2020) A substantial mythology exaggerating Banneker's accomplishments has developed during the two centuries that have elapsed since his death, becoming a part of African-American culture . [ 2 ]
Benjamin Banneker Academic High School (BBAHS) is a magnet high school located in Washington, D.C., that was originally built to serve as a neighborhood Junior High School. The school's name commemorates Benjamin Banneker, an African-American scientist, surveyor, almanac author and farmer. In 1980, the school was converted to a magnet high ...
The original narrative supporting this selection (subsequently revised) [224] alleged that Banneker was an inventor, "a noted clock-maker", "was hired as part of an official six-man team to help survey and design the new capital city of the fledgling nation, making Benjamin Banneker among the first-ever African-American presidential appointees ...
West side of Benjamin Banneker Park, 1701 North Van Buren Street, Falls Church, Virginia, between 18th Street North and Four Mile Run Arlington County and the City of Falls Church, Virginia 38°52′59″N 77°09′33″W / 38.88294291°N 77.15909006°W / 38.88294291; -77.15909006 ( Southwest No. 9 Boundary Marker of the ...
Illustration of Benjamin Banneker, 1731-1806. American mathematician, astronomer, writer, and farmer. ... The Banneker Institute is an astronomy program at Harvard University in Cambridge ...
Benjamin Banneker Honors College, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Texas [74] Benjamin Banneker Memorial Sundial, Howard University, Washington, D.C. [75] [76] Benjamin Banneker Room, Adele H. Stamp Student Union, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland [77] Benjamin Banneker Science Hall, Central State University, Wilberforce ...
Banneker Recreation Center is an historic structure located in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The building was built in 1934 and was named for Benjamin Banneker, a free African American who assisted in the survey of boundaries of the original District of Columba in 1791.
Banneker Circle is a partial traffic circle in Southwest Washington, D.C. The name of the circle commemorates Benjamin Banneker , an African American astronomer and almanac author. In 1791, Banneker assisted in the initial survey of the boundaries of the District of Columbia .