Booker T. Washington National Monument - near Hardy, VA
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YoSam.
N 37° 07.177 W 079° 43.900
17S E 612676 N 4108894
Today the Booker T. Washington National Monument is open to the public and features a small visitor’s center and a self-guided walking tour of the property.
Waymark Code: WMZQDV
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 12/22/2018
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County of site: Franklin County
Location of site: Booker T. Washington Hwy. (VA-122) & Lost Mountain Rd. (VA-636), Hale's Ford
Property purchased: 1850
Birthyear of Washington: 1856
"The Booker T. Washington National Monument is a 223.93-acre site of which
approximately 150 acres are in woodlands, and the remaining acres are in open
fields. Most of the Park's structures are located in the clearings, but some
of the historic resources are also located within the wooded areas of the
Park. Virginia 122 intersects the Park through a 18.10-acre section that was
purchased as a buffer zone to protect the property's scenic values against
commercial development. The nominated area consists of approximately 198.79
acres. The remaining acreage of the Park consists of the 18.10-acre section
that was purchased as a buffer zone; a 7-acre tract obtained in a 1917 land
exchange; and an additional .04-acre tract that was also purchased as a
buffer zone. But located within these excluded tracts are traces of two
roads that were present during Booker T. Washington's residence here. In the
18.10 acre buffer zone there are two road traces from the Rocky MountLynchburg Turnpike, which during Booker T. Washington's time was called the
Hales Ford Road. There are also three segments of road traces from the Old
Plantation Entrance Road, once of which is located in the 18.10 acre buffer
zone, and another in the 7-acre tract obtained in the 1917 land exchange.
The boundaries of the nominated area excludes the acreage not historically
associated with the property, but includes the historic road traces located
within this acreage." ~ NRHP Nomination Form