Booker T. Washington National Monument
- Booker T. Washington National Monument
Infobox_protected_area | name = Booker T. Washington National Monument
iucn_category = III
caption =
locator_x = 233
locator_y = 88
location = Franklin County, Virginia, USA
nearest_city = Rocky Mount, VA
lat_degrees = 37
lat_minutes = 7
lat_seconds = 24
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 79
long_minutes = 45
long_seconds = 57
long_direction = W
area = 207 acres (0.90 km²)
established = April 2, 1956
visitation_num = 19,321
visitation_year = 2002
governing_body = National Park Service Booker T. Washington National Monument is a unit of the National Park Service located in Franklin County, Virginia, USA near the community of Hardy about 25 miles southeast of Roanoke.
The Booker T. Washington National Monument preserves portions of the 207-acre (0.90 km²) tobacco farm on which educator and leader Booker T. Washington was born into slavery on April 5, 1856. It provides interpretation of Washington's life and achievements, as well as interpretation of 1850s slavery and farming through the use of buildings, gardens, crafts and animals.
The site was officially designated on April 2, 1956.
External links
*http://www.nps.gov/bowa/index.htm - NPS page on the site
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