Hardy in Franklin County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Plantation Trail

Booker T. Washington National Monument

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 26, 2026

1. Plantation Trail Marker

Inscription.
The simple buildings Washington remembered are gone, but the patterns of hills, fields, and woods remain. Reconstructed buildings now recreate some of the scenes Washington knew as a child. The park brochure, available inside the visitor center, will explain these structures to you.

A trail of just over one-quarter of a mile winds through the developed area of the farm, which is approximately the same size it was in Washington's day. The trail is an easy stroll to the site where Booker T. Washington was born.

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Parks & Recreational Areas.

Location. 37° 7.165′ N, 79° 43.893′ W. Marker is in Hardy, Virginia, in Franklin County. It can be reached from Booker T Washington Highway (Virginia Route 122) east of Lost Mountain Road ( Route 636), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12130 Booker T Washington Hwy, Moneta VA 24121, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in Southern 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: "On behalf of the United States" (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, measured in a direct line); Animals for Food and Farm Work (about 500 feet away); Booker's Lifelong Love of Animals (about 500 feet away); "No period of my life … was devoted to play" (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hardy.

Other markers no longer

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 26, 2026

2. Plantation Trail Marker

nearby. The Landscape of Slavery (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Slavery on the Plantation (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).

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 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 30, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.