Banneker Circle is a partial
traffic circle
A roundabout is a type of circular intersection (road), intersection or junction in which road traffic is permitted to flow in one direction around a central island, and priority is typically given to traffic already in the junction.''The N ...
in
Southwest Washington, D.C. The name of the circle commemorates
Benjamin Banneker
Benjamin Banneker (November 9, 1731October 19, 1806) was an African-American naturalist, mathematician, astronomer and almanac author. He was a landowner who also worked as a surveyor and farmer.
Born in Baltimore County, Maryland, to a fr ...
, an
African American
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...
astronomer and almanac author. In 1791, Banneker assisted in the
initial survey of the boundaries of the
District of Columbia
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.
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 Southwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. Maine Avenue connects Independence Avenue with M Street SW, and has an interchange with Interstate 395.
Route description
Maine Avenue begins at 17th Street SW and ...
.
Benjamin Banneker Park
A United States postage stamp and the names of a number of recreational and cultural facilities, schools, streets and other facilities and institutions throughout the United States have commemorated Benjamin Banneker's documented and mythical ac ...
is located in the center of the circle.
See also
*
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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