Booker T. Washington National Monument is a unit of the National Park Service located in the town of Hardy, Virginia. The National Park Service (NPS) is the United States Federal Government agency that deals with all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation properties with various designations. ...

Booker T. Washington National Monument preserves portions of the 207 acre (838,000 m²) tobacco farm on which educator Booker T. Washington was born, into slavery, on April 5, 1856. Species N. glauca N. longiflora N. rustica N. sylvestris N. tabacum Ref: ITIS 30562 as of August 26, 2005 Tobacco (, L.) refers to a genus of broad-leafed plants of the nightshade family indigenous to North and South America or to the dried and cured leaves. ... Booker T. Washington Booker Taliferro Washington (April 5, 1856 – November 15, 1915) was an African American educator and author. ... April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

The site was officially founded on April 2, 1956. 2 April is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

http://www.nps.gov/bowa/index.htm - NPS page on the site