George Washington Carver National Monument Explained

George Washington Carver National Monument
Map:Missouri#USA
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Location:Newton County, Missouri, US
Nearest City:Diamond, Missouri
Coordinates:36.9864°N -94.3542°W
Area Acre:240
Visitation Num:46,397
Visitation Year:2016
Governing Body:National Park Service
Website:George Washington Carver National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument
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Added:October 15, 1966
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George Washington Carver National Monument is a unit of the National Park Service in Newton County, Missouri. The national monument was founded on July 14, 1943, by Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who dedicated $30,000 to the monument. It was the first national monument dedicated to an African American and first to a non-president.[1]

The site preserves the boyhood home of George Washington Carver, as well as the 1881 Moses Carver house and the Carver cemetery. His boyhood home consists of rolling hills, woodlands, and prairies.[1] The 2400NaN0 park has a -mile (1.2 km) nature trail, film, museum, and an interactive exhibit area for students.

The park is two miles west of Diamond along Missouri Route V and approximately ten miles southeast of Joplin.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: George Washington Carver National Monument . 2017-01-01. Richard I. Ortega. PDF. April 1976. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. (includes 2 photographs from 1975)
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 60