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George Washington Carver's Timeless Legacy: Geotourism
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George Washington Carver's Timeless Legacy: Geotourism
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Carver's lasting legacy on the World
Carver in Alabama
- Though he is highly notarized for his nearly 287 byproducts of the peanut, Carver’s advancements did not stop there.
- In, 1943 he amassed nearly 60,000 in savings, which he donated all to Tuskegee to continue agricultural endeavors.
- Several buildings that Carver worked in, such as Dorothy Hall, Milbank Hall and even Rockefeller Hall still stand today, and have been essential in continuing Carver’s legacy.
- In 2000, there was the establishment of the George Washington Carver Interpretive Museum in Dothan, Al.
- In 1896, Carver arrived at Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (now Tuskegee University)
- He began with his theory of crop rotation.
- Used numerous campus facilities to aid in his research.
Carver's Education
- In 1890, Carver was admitted to Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa.
- He was encouraged to switch from a major in art, to Iowa State's College Agricultural Program.
- There he seized the attention of Booker T. Washington and was offered to be the head of the agricultural department at Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama.
Carver's Early Life
- Carver was born into slavery towards the end of the Civil War, approximately on January 5,1864 in Diamond, Missouri.
- He was eventually adopted and raised by Moses Carver.
- He was taught how to read, write, and to value education at a young age.
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