George Washington Carver National Monument
We excited to welcome another first-time exhibitor at the Homeschool History Fair of the Ozarks. The George Washington Carver National Monument is a unit of the National Park Service located about two miles west of Diamond, Missouri. Founded on July 14, 1943, by Franklin Delano Roosevelt, it was the first national monument dedicated to an African-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 park has a 3/4 mile nature trail, museum, and an interactive exhibit area for students. If you would like to learn more about the monument, please visit the website at www.nps.gov/gwca/index.htm.
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 park has a 3/4 mile nature trail, museum, and an interactive exhibit area for students. If you would like to learn more about the monument, please visit the website at www.nps.gov/gwca/index.htm.