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Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Philadelphia County · dedicated 1990 · Chestnut St. between 3rd & 4th Sts., at Nat'l. Liberty Mus., Philadelphia

Printer, author, inventor, diplomat, philanthropist, statesman, and scientist. The eighteenth century's most illustrious Pennsylvanian built a house in Franklin Court starting in 1763, and here he lived the last five years of his life.

Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library

Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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