Garrett Morgan

ID: 2005

This file appears in: Famous Inventor, 1877-1963

Garret Morgan was born in Paris, Kentucky in 1877, but moved to Ohio as a young man. Image in the public domain.

This file appears in: Famous Inventor, 1877-1963

Famous Inventor, 1877-1963

By Hopewell Museum and Christopher Beebout

Historical Marker #1493 in Paris highlights the accomplishments of American inventor Garrett Augustus Morgan, who was born the son of former slaves on March 4, 1877. Garrett Morgan grew up on the…