George Washington Carver National Monument
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| George Washington Carver National Monument | |
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| IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape) | |
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| Location: | Missouri, USA |
| Nearest city: | Diamond, MO |
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| Area: | 210 acres (0.84 km²) |
| Established: | July 14, 1943 |
| Governing body: | National Park Service |
George Washington Carver National Monument is a unit of the National Park Service located in Diamond, Missouri; the national monument was founded on July 14, 1943. The site preserves the site of the boyhood home of George Washington Carver, as well as the 1881 Moses Carver house and the Carver cemetery. It features a nature trail and museum.
[edit] External links
- http://www.nps.gov/gwca/index.htm - NPS web page for the site
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