| George Washington Carver National Monument | |
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 Interactive map of George Washington Carver National Monument | |
| Location | Newton County, Missouri, United States |
| Nearest city | Diamond, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 36°59′11″N94°21′15″W / 36.986361°N 94.354191°W /36.986361; -94.354191 |
| Area | 240 acres (97 ha)[1] |
| Authorized | July 14, 1943 (1943-07-14) |
| Visitors | 46,397 (in 2016)[2] |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
| Website | George Washington Carver National Monument |
George Washington Carver National Monument | |
| Nearest city | Diamond, Missouri |
| Area | 240 acres (97 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000114[3] |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
George Washington Carver National Monument is a unit of theNational Park Service inNewton County, Missouri, United States. Thenational monument was founded on July 14, 1943, byFranklin Delano Roosevelt, who dedicated $30,000 to the monument. It was the first national monument dedicated to an African American and first to a non-president.[4]
The site preserves the boyhood home ofGeorge Washington Carver, as well as the 1881Moses Carver house and the Carver cemetery. His boyhood home consists of rolling hills, woodlands, and prairies.[4] The 240-acre (97 ha) park has a3⁄4-mile (1.2 km) nature trail, film, museum, and an interactive exhibit area for students.
The park is two miles west ofDiamond alongMissouri Route V and approximately ten miles southeast ofJoplin.[5]
It was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1966.[3]
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