George Washington Carver National Monument is a unit of the

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in Newton County,

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. The

national monument A national monument is a monument constructed in order to commemorate something of importance to national heritage, such as a country's founding, independence, war, or the life and death of a historical figure. The term may also refer to a spe ...

was founded on July 14, 1943, by

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, who dedicated $30,000 to the monument. It was the first national monument dedicated to an African American and first to a non-president. (includes 2 photographs from 1975) The site preserves of the boyhood home of

George Washington Carver George Washington Carver ( 1864 – January 5, 1943) was an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. He was one of the most prominent black scientists of the e ...

, as well as the 1881

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house and the Carver cemetery. His boyhood home consists of rolling hills, woodlands, and prairies. The 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

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along Missouri Route V and approximately ten miles southeast of Joplin.''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 60 It was listed on the

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in 1966.

References

External links

NPS web page for the site

National Park Service National Monuments in Missouri Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Protected areas established in 1943 Carver, George Washington National Monument African-American museums in Missouri Museums in Newton County, Missouri Protected areas of Newton County, Missouri Parks in Missouri Historic house museums in Missouri 1943 establishments in Missouri African-American historic house museums

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