First Facts Benjamin Banneker SELF EDUCATED SCIENTIST by Lisa M Bolt Simons CAPSTONE PRESS a capstone imprint
CHAPTER 1 Saving the Nation's Capital In 1789 the person hired to design our nation's capital city quit He took all the plans with him Benjamin Banneker had seen the plans He had an excellent memory He recreated the plans in two days Benjamin helped save the Washington D C we know today
Thomas Jefferson asked Benjamin to help with the plans for the capital Jefferson later became the third U S president ALMANAC
