George Washington Carver National Monument

George Washington Carver National Monument
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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Location	Newton County, Missouri, US
Nearest city	Diamond, Missouri
Coordinates	36°59′11″N 94°21′15″W / 36.986361°N 94.354191°W / 36.986361; -94.354191
Area	210 acres (85 ha)^[1]
Authorized	July 14, 1943 (1943-July-14)
Visitors	30,787 (in 2011)^[2]
Governing body	National Park Service
Website	George Washington Carver National Monument

George Washington Carver National Monument is a unit of the National Park Service located about two miles west of Diamond, 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 a black American and first to a non-president.

The site preserves of 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. The 210-acre (85 ha) park has a 3⁄4-mile (1.2 km) nature trail, museum, and an interactive exhibit area for students. It is open year-round, from 9 am to 5 pm.

Wagon and 1881 Moses Carver House at George Washington Carver National Monument

References

^ "Listing of acreage – December 31, 2011" (XLSX). Land Resource Division, National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-05-14. (National Park Service Acreage Reports)
^ "NPS Annual Recreation Visits Report". National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-05-14.

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