Anna J. Cooper Circle
Anna J. Cooper Circle is a traffic circle and park at the intersection of 3rd and T Streets, Northwest, in the historic LeDroit Park neighborhood of Washington, D.C.[1] In 1983, the circle was named in honor of Anna Julia Haywood Cooper (1858–1964), an author, educator, feminist, and influential African American scholar who once lived in LeDroit Park.[2]
| Anna J. Cooper Circle | |
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 Anna J. Cooper Circle | |
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| Location | |
| LeDroit Park, Northwest, Washington, D.C. | |
| Coordinates | 38°54′57.4″N 77°0′56.7″W |
| Roads at junction | 3rd Street NW T Street NW |
| Construction | |
| Type | Traffic circle |
| Maintained by | DDOT |
References
- United States Congress (1986), United States Congressional Serial Set, United States Government Printing Office, p. 92
- Margaret Supplee Smith; Emily Herring Wilson (1999), North Carolina Women: Making History, University of North Carolina Press, p. 333, ISBN 0-8078-2463-1
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