FIRST - National monument dedicated to an African American - Diamond MO
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Don.Morfe
N 36° 59.184 W 094° 21.252
15S E 379484 N 4094220
George Washington Carver National Monument was founded on July 14, 1943, by Franklin 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.
Waymark Code: WM16R3B
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 09/21/2022
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From Wikipedia
"George Washington Carver National Monument is a unit of the National Park Service in Newton County, Missouri. The national monument was founded on July 14, 1943, by Franklin 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.
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 240-acre (97 ha) park has a 3/4-mile (1.2 km) nature trail, film, museum, and an interactive exhibit area for students.
The park is two miles west of Diamond along Missouri Route V and approximately ten miles southeast of Joplin.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966."
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Date of FIRST: 07/14/1943
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