The Jesup Wagon
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The Jesup Agricultural Wagon was the first vehicle used in Tuskegee Institutes Movable School, an outreach effort of the Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) aimed at bringing modern agricultural tools and methods to rural areas and people in Alabama. Named for Morris K. Jesup, who funded the initial construction and acquisition of mules, rigging, and instructional materials, the wagon was designed by George Washington Carver.
Fully equipped, the Jesup Wagon carried a revolving churn, butter mold, diverse cultivator, planters, a cotton chopper, plows, different kinds of fertilizers, seeds, foodstuffs, a milk tester, and a cream separator, as well as a number of charts and demonstration materials. Recommended breeds of cows and chickens, well-developed ears of corn, stalks of cotton, bundles of oats and seeds, and garden products were included, all based on the locality visited and the season of the year.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Architecture • Education.
Location. 34° 42.567′ N, 86° 37.893′ W. Marker is in Huntsville, Alabama, in Madison County. It can be reached from Bob Wallace Avenue Southwest. Located within the Huntsville
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Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ala. Red-Bellied Turtle (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Columns (about 700 feet away); Van Valkenburgh Daylily Garden (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pathfinder (approx. 1.2 miles away); Shuttle Training Aircraft (approx. 1.2 miles away); External Tank (approx. 1.2 miles away); Main Engines (approx. 1.2 miles away); Seasoned Global Traveler (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Huntsville.
Also see . . . "Jesup Agricultural Wagon Information" at Folklife (pdf). USDA article about agricultural schools on wheels. (Submitted on January 29, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 1,081 times since then and 131 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 29, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
