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Benjamin Banneker (November 9, 1731 – October 19, 1806) was an American naturalist, mathematician, astronomer and almanac author. A landowner, he also worked as a surveyor and farmer.
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A park commemorating Benjamin Banneker is located in a stream valley woodland at the former site of Banneker's farm and residence in Oella, Maryland, between Ellicott City and the City of Baltimore. [ 11 ] [ a 1 ] The Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks manages the $2.5 million facility, which was dedicated on June 9, 1998.
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Follow photos of the 2024 solar eclipse from the path of totality and beyond as people gather to watch the total solar eclipse live for the first time since 2017.
Images show the Moon blocking out the Sun in a rare event that won’t be seen again for decades Total solar eclipse in pictures: Photos of celestial spectacle as North America’s skies go dark ...
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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 ...