When thinking of early American inventors, the names Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson likely come to mind. How about Benjamin Banneker?He was a free black man living in Oella, Baltimore County, ...

BALTIMORE -- Baltimore County native Benjamin Banneker's contributions to Black history are stories of resilience, activism, and ingenuity. Banneker was born on a farm in 1731 in Oella, Maryland. Near ...

As Black History Month enters its final weekend, I thought it might be interesting to bring up the subject of Benjamin Banneker. While there is some controversy about Banneker's place in history, it ...

In my hunt for hidden natural gems in Baltimore County, I read an article about the Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum in Oella, a small town near Catonsville and Ellicott City. I was amazed ...

John Lockwood's Nov. 5 letter on the area's memorials to Benjamin Banneker did not mention the District's Benjamin Banneker Academic High School. According to Newsweek, the magnet school is among the ...

Benjamin Banneker was a self-taught man of extraordinary ability. He was a gifted mathematician, astronomer, inventor, surveyor and almanac writer. He was a man determined to use his acquired ...

Benjamin Banneker was the first man to survey the land of what is now Washington, D.C. He also saved the fledgling U.S. government money when he re-created the architectural plans for the capital city ...

When poet and creative writer Rachel Jamison Webster attended a cousin's wedding, she was surprised to discover that her family is related to famed mathematician and naturalist Benjamin Banneker. This ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There's no winter break for supporters of Benjamin Banneker Charter Academy of Technology. They're still looking for a new sponsor. In October, the University of Central Missouri ...

County staff are set to reveal the new design features for dog park improvements at Benjamin Banneker Park in East Falls Church. The public will get a look at the conceptual dog park design tomorrow ...

Benjamin Banneker was born in Baltimore County, the son of a freed slave. He was taught how to read and write by his grandmother and attended a Quaker school. He grew up working on his father’s farm ...