Banneker Circle is a partial
traffic circle
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in
Southwest Washington, D.C. The name of the circle commemorates
Benjamin Banneker
Benjamin Banneker (November 9, 1731October 19, 1806) was an American Natural history, naturalist, mathematician, astronomer and almanac author. A Land tenure, landowner, he also worked as a surveying, surveyor and farmer.
Born in Baltimore Co ...
, an
African American
African Americans, also known as Black Americans and formerly also called Afro-Americans, are an Race and ethnicity in the United States, American racial and ethnic group that consists of Americans who have total or partial ancestry from an ...
astronomer and almanac author. In 1791, Banneker assisted in the
initial survey of the boundaries of the
District of Columbia
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and Federal district of the United States, federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from ...
.
The circle is near the south end of
L'Enfant Promenade and the intersection of
Interstate 395 and
Maine Avenue
Maine Avenue is a diagonal avenue in the Washington, D.C. (southwest), Southwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. Maine Avenue connects Independence Avenue (Washington D.C.), Independence Avenue with M Street (Washington, D.C.), M Street SW, and has ...
.
Benjamin Banneker Park is located in the center of the circle.
See also
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List of circles in Washington, D.C.
References
External links
Squares, plazas, and circles in Washington, D.C.
Southwest Waterfront
Benjamin Banneker
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