Garrett Morgan

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

Honours

Morgan's record includes the National Inventors Hall of Fame induction, a Kentucky Historical Marker #1493 near his birthplace, and schools named for him in Fayette County, Kentucky, and Cleveland, Ohio. The Smithsonian's Lemelson Center called him the "Black Edison.".

AwardsMorgan's principal formal honor is induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. No competitive awards won during his lifetime are documented.

Honours & Distinctions

National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee

National Inventors Hall of Fame

Inducted for his inventions.

Kentucky Historical Marker #1493

Kentucky Historical Society

Marker in Bourbon County near his birthplace.

Garrett Morgan Elementary

Fayette County Public Schools

School named in his honor.

Garrett Morgan High School

Cleveland Metropolitan School District

School named in his honor.