Dr. Oscar James Cooper

Dr. Oscar James Cooper is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Philadelphia County, dedicated 2021.

1621 W Jefferson St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19121

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Cofounded Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. at Howard Univ., the first fraternity established at an HBCU; Beta Chapter at Lincoln Univ.; and Mu Omega Chapter in Philadelphia. Also cofounded the Pyramid Club. A physician for fifty years, his home and office were here.

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1856 · Philadelphia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1872 · Delaware, Montgomery, Bucks counties. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1979 · Important farmlands, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (Penn State University Libraries)
1995 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
Harvard University, Harvard Map Collection, G3824_P5_1900_S6_2536916973 (Harvard Library, Harvard Map Collection)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1995, covering the location of Dr. Oscar James Cooper, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1995, covering this location. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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