A Living History Farm in the Virginia Piedmont
The Booker T. Washington National Monument preserves 239 acres of rolling hills in the Virginia Piedmont, encompassing the original 207-acre tobacco farm where Washington was born into slavery in 1856.
Authorized by Congress on April 2, 1956, the site serves as a "living history farm" that interprets the agrarian lifestyle of the mid-19th century. Through reconstructed buildings, heritage livestock, and gardening, the monument illustrates the profound impact of the plantation system on Washington’s early life, education, and eventual rise as an educator and orator.
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