Hardy in Franklin County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
"On behalf of the United States"
Booker T. Washington National Monument
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"On behalf of the United States"
Public law 84-464, establishing Booker T. Washington National Monument
In 1956, Congress established Booker T. Washington National Monument as a public memorial to commemorate Washington's legacy as one of the most famous and influential Americans of the late 19th and early 20th centuries due to his work as a "noted educator and apostle of good will."
This former 207-acre tobacco farm is where Booker T. Washington was born into slavery in 1856, and freed at 9 years of age. None of the original buildings from Washington's era survive. The National Park Service reconstructed several buildings in the 1960s to reflect how the site looked during Washington's youth.
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This rustic painting depicts how the Burroughs' farm may have appeared during the Civil War.
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Agriculture • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1956.
Location. 37° 7.162′ N, 79° 43.9′ W. Marker is in Hardy, Virginia,
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Regionally, this marker is in Southern Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Plantation Trail (a few steps from this marker); Booker T. Washington National Monument (a few steps from this marker); Slavery in the Tobacco Kingdom (within shouting distance of this marker); Booker T. Washington's Birthplace (within shouting distance of this marker); The Day of Freedom (about 400 feet away,
Other markers no longer nearby. Slavery on the Plantation (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Landscape of Slavery (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); How Tobacco Farms Used Slavery (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Freed Here, At Last (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, August 18, 2018
3. Plantation Today map
Map is located near the Slavery on the Plantation marker behind the Visitor Center. Viewing map from the north.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 30, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on August 17, 2019.
