Booker T. Washington National Monument
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| Location: | Virginia , United States | ||
| Next city: | Rocky Mount | ||
| Surface: | 0.9 km² | ||
| Founding: | April 2, 1956 | ||
| Visitors: | 19,321 (2002) | ||
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The Booker T. Washington National Monument is a former tobacco farm near the town of Hardy ( Franklin County ) in the State of Virginia . In 1856 the educator and black lawyer Booker T. Washington was born as a slave on her . On the occasion of his 100th birthday, the area was declared a national monument type memorial in 1956 .
Web links
- National Park Service: Booker T. Washington National Monument (official site; English)