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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMS6J_special-moments-in-the-woods_Diamond-MO.html
This spring was the closest drinking water for the Carver household in the 1860s. Accoring to George, he was too frail for field work. His guardian, Susan Carver, gave him many household chores including drawing water from this spring. As a typica…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMS6I_birthplace-of-george-washington-carver_Diamond-MO.html
Within this area by Act of Congressof July 14, 1943, is preservedthe birthplace ofGeorge Washington Carverwho rose from slavery to becomea distinguished scientist anda great force in creatingracial understanding
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMS6H_what-an-orphan-chooses-to-forget-and-remember_Diamond-MO.html
Sometime near the end of the Civil War, a slave was born here in a cabin. His mother, Mary, named the baby - her second son - George. Moses Carver had purchased Mary as an enslaved person back in 1855, when she was about 13 years old.
Years of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMS63_american-legion-post-431-veterans-memorial_Diamond-MO.html
In honor of all who servedin the defense of our country
For God and Country
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMS61_george-washington-carvers-birthplace_Diamond-MO.html
The cabin site offers an impression of the slave cabin in which Carver was born. Its mysteries reflect the confused circumstances of Carver's early life.
The log cabin in which George Washington Carver was born was not built with the intention …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMS5Z_george-washington-carver-national-monument_Diamond-MO.html
Immediately after George Washington Carver's death in 1943, the United States Congress recognized the importance of keeping his memory alive by establishing Carver's birthplace as a national monument.
George Washington Carver first made an impr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMS5X_the-moses-carver-farm_Diamond-MO.html
The farm on which George Washington Carver grew up was owned by Moses and Susan Carver. While George's path in life took him far from here, he considered this farm his first home.
In the 1830s, Moses and Susan Carver moved from Sangamon County,…