A notable resident was Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. and his family, who had moved there from Virginia.
•
Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. (1865-1953), his parents moved here with Adam and his siblings before 1880, and lived here several years.
Colin Powell | Adam | Adam Smith | Adam and Eve | Adam Mickiewicz | Adam Sandler | William Powell | Adam Lambert | Anthony Powell | Adam-12 | Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell | Michael Powell | Baden Powell | Adam Ant | Adam Faith | Adam Again | Adam Michnik | Robert Adam | Dick Powell | Clayton | Adam Sedgwick | Adam Savage | Adam (Bible) | Robert Baden-Powell | Eleanor Powell | Adam West | Adam of Bremen | Robert Powell | Adam Warlock | Adam Strange |
Powell was active in a variety of educational institutions and community organizations; he was among the founders of the National Urban League; a trustee of Virginia Union University, Downington Industrial and Agricultural School in Pennsylvania, which operated until 1993; the National Training School for Women and Girls in Washington, DC; and the White Rose Industrial Home in New York, all historically black colleges and schools.
•
On 30 June 1889, Powell married Mattie Shaffer (née Mattie Buster) of Pratt, West Virginia.