Near New Canton in Buckingham County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Carter G. Woodson Birthplace

Photographed by Craig Swain, February 27, 2010

1. Carter G. Woodson Birthplace Marker

Inscription. Carter Godwin Woodson was born about three miles east on 19 December 1875. As a youth he mined coal near Huntington, W. Va. He earned degrees at Berea College (B.L., 1903), University of Chicago (B.A. and M.A., 1908), and Harvard (Ph. D., 1912) -- one of the first blacks awarded a doctorate by Harvard. In 1915 he organized the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History and in 1916 established the Journal of Negro History. Known as the Father of Afro-American History, Woodson founded Negro History Week - now Afro-American History month - in 1926. He died in Washington, D.C., on 3 April 1950.

Erected 1993 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number F-57.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 3, 1950.

Location. 37° 41.993′ N, 78° 18.747′ W. Marker is near New Canton, Virginia, in Buckingham County. It is at the intersection of James Madison Highway (U.S. 15) and C. G. Woodson Drive (County Route 670), on the right when traveling north on James Madison Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Canton VA 23123, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Buckingham County / Fluvanna County (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Carter G. Woodson Birthplace (approx. 1.3 miles away); In Memory of Dr. Carter G. Woodson (approx. 1.3 miles away); Carter G. Woodson, Ph.D. (approx. 1.3 miles away); Bremo (approx. 1.3 miles away); Arvonia (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also named Carter G. Woodson (approx. 3.7 miles away); Fork Union Military Academy (approx. 5.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Canton.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Carter G. Woodson Birthplace (was approx. 1.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Carter G. Woodson. The father of black history. (Submitted on March 22, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Photographed by Craig Swain, February 27, 2010

2. Carter G. Woodson Birthplace Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,939 times since then and 98 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 22, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.