1. Garrett Morgan Traffic Signal
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Three-position traffic light inventor (1923). Day: 1 Day. Time: 5:00 PM. Location: S 13th St & Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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verified coordinates · 40 meter trigger radius
Philadelphia walking tour
Black Inventors Tour
Black Inventors Tour is a Philadelphia walking tour with 8 stops, audio narration, Compass guidance, and route planning details.
Route overview
Distance, time, and stops
1.4 miles · 64 minutes · 8 stops
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Stops on this route
2. African American Museum
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Black Inventors Hall of Fame exhibit. Day: 1 Day. Time: 8:00 PM. Location: 701 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Map readiness
verified coordinates · 40 meter trigger radius
3. Lewis Latimer Light Bulb Exhibit
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Carbon filament patent (1881). Day: 1 Day. Time: 1:00 PM. Location: 15 S 7th St, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Map readiness
verified coordinates · 40 meter trigger radius
4. Dr. Charles Drew Blood Bank
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Blood plasma storage pioneer (1940s). Day: 1 Day. Time: 3:30 PM. Location: 800 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Map readiness
verified coordinates · 40 meter trigger radius
5. Sarah E. Goode House
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First Black woman patent holder (1885). Day: 1 Day. Time: 11:00 AM. Location: 1724 South St, Philadelphia, PA 19146
Map readiness
verified coordinates · 40 meter trigger radius
6. Granville T. Woods Railway Site
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Black Edison, railway telegraph inventor (1887). Day: 1 Day. Time: 10:00 AM. Location: N Broad St & W Girard Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19121
Map readiness
verified coordinates · 40 meter trigger radius
7. Norbert Rillieux Way
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Sugar refining inventor, first Black Penn student (1830-32). Day: 1 Day. Time: 9:00 AM. Location: S 33rd St & Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Map readiness
verified coordinates · 40 meter trigger radius
8. Frederick McKinley Jones Route
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Portable refrigeration inventor (1940). Day: 1 Day. Time: 2:30 PM. Location: 1612 Vandike St, Philadelphia, PA 19124
Map readiness
verified coordinates · 40 meter trigger radius