Booker T. Washington National Monument

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United States National Monument historic site

Booker T. Washington National Monument is a U.S. National Park Service site in Virginia that preserves the birthplace and commemorates the life and legacy of educator and civil rights leader Booker T. Washington.

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Label	Occurrences
Booker T. Washington National Monument canonical	1
Booker T. Washington National Monument (U.S. National Park Service site)	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States National Monument ⓘ historic site ⓘ
area	approximately 239 acres ⓘ
authorizedBy	President Dwight D. Eisenhower NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	African-American history sites ⓘ Museums in Franklin County, Virginia ⓘ National Monuments in Virginia ⓘ Protected areas of Franklin County, Virginia ⓘ
commemorates	Booker T. Washington’s contributions to education ⓘ Booker T. Washington’s leadership at Tuskegee Institute ⓘ Booker T. Washington’s role in civil rights ⓘ
contains	exhibits on slavery and emancipation ⓘ living history farm ⓘ reconstructed 19th-century farm buildings ⓘ visitor center ⓘ walking trails ⓘ
coordinates	approximately 37.115°N 79.765°W ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
established	1956 ⓘ
establishedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
governingBody	National Park Service ⓘ
hasInterpretiveTheme	life on a 19th-century tobacco farm ⓘ transition from slavery to freedom ⓘ
hasPart	Booker T. Washington birthplace site NERFINISHED ⓘ Monument Drive entrance ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.nps.gov/bowa/index.htm ⓘ
heritageDesignation	U.S. National Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Blue Ridge region NERFINISHED ⓘ Franklin County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia ⓘ
namedAfter	Booker T. Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearestCity	Rocky Mount, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
offers	educational programs ⓘ guided tours ⓘ interpretive exhibits ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
operator	U.S. National Park Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	National Park System NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose	to commemorate the life and legacy of Booker T. Washington ⓘ to preserve the birthplace of Booker T. Washington ⓘ
subjectOf	National Park Service publications ⓘ historical research on Booker T. Washington ⓘ
topic	African American history ⓘ Booker T. Washington’s early life in slavery ⓘ Reconstruction era education ⓘ history of slavery in Virginia ⓘ

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Booker T. Washington → honor → Booker T. Washington National Monument ⓘ

Booker T. Washington → subjectOf → Booker T. Washington National Monument ⓘ

this entity surface form: Booker T. Washington National Monument (U.S. National Park Service site)