John Trower: Very Successful Businessman- Germantown

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"Germantown has a notable presence of Black-owned businesses and enterprises. There’s a deep history of Black business owners, including John Trower, which should be no surprise. Trower received a historical marker in front of the Crab House on Chelten Avenue on Sunday afternoon for his 172nd birthday. This historical marker comes from the collaborative efforts of Historic Germantown, Germantown United CDC, Keeping Society of Philadelphia, and the Black Writers Museum."

More: https://germantowninfohub.org/john-trowers-historical-marker-was-installed-for-his-172nd-birthday/

"On April 29, 1911, The Washington Bee published a column headlined: “John S. Trower: Best Known and Probably Wealthiest Negro in the Country” The piece describes Trower as a self-made man of little formal education who was “interested in every movement in the uplifting of the people of his race” Trower, born in Eastville, Virginia in 1849, was the son of Luke and Anna M. Trower."

More: John S. Trower | Historic Germantown (wordpress.com)