Garret A Morgan Sr was born on March 4 1887 in Paris, Kentucky he invented the gas mask/protective hood the automobile traffic light, and a hair straightening preparation. Today people still use his most popular inventions today the traffic light and the gas mask. The gas mask is use to allow people to breath in smokey areas and the traffic light is used to tell people when to go and stop. The Prince George's County Board renamed Summerfield Boulevard to Garrett A. Morgan Boulevard in his honor. Garrett A Morgan died on August 27, 1963 at the age of 86 in Cleveland,Ohio.
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