Solomon G. Brown

Solomon G. Brown (HM1BUZ)

Location: Washington, DC 20224
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 53.507', W 77° 1.569'

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Solomon G. Brown (1829-1906), the Smithsonian's
first African-American employee, retired in 1906
after 54 years of service. Brown, well-known for his
lectures on natural history, was also an avid poet
and Anacostia community leader.


Wisdom from these minds would flowIncreasing knowledge more and more;Now younger men can easily learnJust how these great men were concernedIn diffusing useful knowledge. . . . By Solomon Brown, 1902, in honor of his 50th year at the Smithsonian Institution
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Placed BySmithsonian Institution
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Date Added Saturday, September 13th, 2014 at 5:40pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 324277 N 4306718
Decimal Degrees38.89178333, -77.02615000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 53.507', W 77° 1.569'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 53' 30.42" N, 77° 1' 34.14" W
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Area Code(s)202
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1000 Constitution Ave NW, Washington DC 20224, US
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