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Solomon G. Brown, Renaissance Man:
Solomon G. Brown was born free in Washington DC, around 1829. For a time, Brown worked at the post office with Samuel Morse, the developer of the Morse code. Brown carried the first telegraph service was inaugurated in Washington, DC. He started working at the Smithsonian Institution in 1852 and stayed for 54 years, retiring on February 14, 1906. A true "Renaissance Man," Brown was also a poet, scientific lecturer, and a public servant, serving as a member of the House of Delegates of the District of Columbia for three consecutive terms.
Brown and his wife, Lucinda, were an important presence in the Barry Farm community and on Elvans Avenue in particular. They built a comfortable home on Lot 31 and planted an orchard that residents dubbed "Brown's Park." |