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Malden in Kanawha County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
 

Booker T. Washington

1856 - 1915

— Malden, West Virginia —

 
 
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1. Booker T. Washington Marker
Inscription.
Dedicated with Gratitude to our Early 20th Century Malden Families especially those of African Ancestry named here who knew and helped him become a Great Educator, Statesman and Leader.

1900 - 1910
Wayne • Isaac • Liggens • Strudwick • James • Rice • Price • Irvin • Bell • Shrewsbury • Garland • Woods • Kent • Page • Waine • Carpenter • Meadows • Wolfe • Chandler • Bradford • Wain • Wadkins • Strawder • Brown • Hughes • Weaver • Burk • Moore • Johnston • Webster • Stanton • Scotts • Bush • Ervan • Hicks • Roberts • Johnson • Smith • Jones • Patton • Watkins • Steptoe • Wanser • Lewis • Crouch • Lovely • Rollins • Hawkins • Wright • Haskins • Anderson • Dehaven • Straugter

This park established at the home place of his beloved sister Amanda Ferguson Johnson by Malden Historic Preservation Society, Booker T. Washington Memorial Association with The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation, Inc., Kanawha Valley Historical & Preservation Society, Cabin Creek Quilts Cooperative, West Virginia State University, Hazo William Carter, Jr., President

We remember here all the Malden residents who worked at the end of the 20th
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Century publicly to preserve our history and assure our future, especially,
Minnie Wayne Cooper • Martha Darneal Cole • Llewellen Shrewsbury Cole • Mary Price Dickinson Ratrie • James Francis Thibeault • Larry Linwell Rowe
 
Erected 2009 by Booker T. Washington Memorial Association; Kanawha Valley Historical & Preservation Society; West Virginia State University History and Culture Committee, Phyllis Harden Carter, Chair.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansEducationSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.
 
Location. 38° 17.929′ N, 81° 33.466′ W. Marker is in Malden, West Virginia, in Kanawha County. It is on Malden Drive just south of Commerce Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4203 Malden Dr, Charleston WV 25306, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Charleston Area. It is also in the American South, specifically
Booker T. Washington Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 31, 2021
2. Booker T. Washington Marker
in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Necessary Ingredient (here, next to this marker); Lewis Ruffner (here, next to this marker); Booker T. Washington / Malden (here, next to this marker); African Zion Baptist Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rev. Ruffner's Grave (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ruffner Well (approx. 0.3 miles away); Burning Spring Monument (approx. 2 miles away); Daniel Boone (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Malden.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. The Necessary Ingredient (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Malden / Booker T. Washington Homeplace (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
Booker T. Washington Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 31, 2021
3. Booker T. Washington Marker
Booker T. Washington Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 31, 2021
4. Booker T. Washington Marker
Booker T. Washington Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 31, 2021
5. Booker T. Washington Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 361 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 5, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Jul. 31, 2026