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Booker T. Washington National Monument

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Booker T. Washington National Monument
Booker T. Washington National Monument is located in Virginia
Booker T. Washington National Monument
LocationFranklin County, Virginia, USA
Nearest cityRocky Mount, Virginia
Area198.8 acres (80.5 ha)
Built1856
Visitation19,321 (2002)
NRHP reference No.66000834
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966[1]
Designated NMONApril 2, 1956

The Booker T. Washington National Monument is a National Monument near Hardy, Franklin County, Virginia. It 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 listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966[1] and designated a National Monument on April 2, 1956.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.

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