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Benjamin Franklin
1706 - 1790
Printer, Scientist, Philanthropist,
Diplomat and Statesman
A Man of Towering Eminence
As Publisher of Poor Richard's Almanac
he provided America in its upbuilding
with a practical Philosophy
and enriched its common speech
with a wealth of proverbs
He believed that reason and work
ar the paths to progress
His humorous, realistic, far-ranging mind
the liberalism of his political and social philosophy.
The manifold services he rendered to his fellowmen,
made him one of the greatest Americans.
He lived as a boy at the corner of Union
and Hanover Streets.
The house formerly standing in Unity Street
at the head of this Mall was owned by him
and occupied by his sisters. |