Diamond in Newton County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

The Moses Carver Farm

Photographed by Jason Voigt, September 19, 2026

1. The Moses Carver Farm Marker

Inscription.
The farm on which George Washington Carver grew up was owned by Moses and Susan Carver. While George’s path in life took him far from here, he considered this farm his first home.

In the late 1830s, Moses and Susan Carver moved from Sangamon County, Illinois, to Newton County, Missouri, along with Moses’ brothers Richard, George, Abram, and Solomon and their families. Working together they broke the prairie land with wooden plows. The U.S. government encouraged westward expansion of the nation, but Moses Carver was unable to purchase his land until 1843, when the United States Land Office first offered it for sale. Eventually Moses Carver’s farm grew into 240 acres of crop fields, orchards, and grazing pastures for horses, cattle, mules, sheep, and oxen. The farm produced corn, wheat, oats, Irish potatoes, hay, and flax. In 1855 the Carvers purchased a 13-year old enslaved girl. She gave birth to two boys, but was then abducted. Moses and Susan raised the boys and gave them chores to help with the farm. Jim was strong, but George was frail and only able to do lighter work, like sewing and fetching water from the spring.

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In time, George discovered in himself a need to learn that required him to leave the farm he had grown to love.

Photo captions:
·Moses Carver set aside a piece of his land to be a cemetery for his family and neighbors.

·This historic base map represents the possible layout of the Moses Carver farm, comprised of 240 acres. As you look over the same land today, compare it with this map. Can you find ways the landscape has changed since George Washington Carver's childhood years?

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Agriculture • Education. In addition, it is included in the George Washington Carver series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1843.

Location. 36° 59.17′ N, 94° 21.306′ W. Marker is in Diamond, Missouri, in Newton County. It can be reached from Carver Road. Marker is on the George Washington Carver National Monument Visitor Center viewing porch. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5646 Carver Rd, Diamond MO 64840, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

Photographed by Jason Voigt, September 19, 2026

2. The Moses Carver Farm Marker

Marker is on the far left of the three.

this marker is in Southwest Missouri. It is also in the American Ozarks,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

and in the Corn Belt.

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,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: George Washington Carver National Monument (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named George Washington Carver's Birthplace (here, next to this marker); Take a Walk in Carver's Woods (within shouting distance of this marker); Why a National Monument? (within shouting distance of this marker); George Washington Carver's Thoughts (within shouting distance of this marker); "Conservation is One of Our Biggest Problems" - G.W. Carver (within shouting distance of this marker); Birthplace of George Washington Carver (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); What an Orphan Chooses to Forget - and Remember (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all

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markers in Diamond.

Other markers no longer nearby. The Moses Carver Farm (has been replaced with this marker); a different marker also named George Washington Carver National Monument (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); George Washington Carver's Birthplace (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

More about this marker. This replaced a similar marker with altered text.

Also see . . .
1. George Washington Carver National Monument (National Park Service). (Submitted on September 25, 2026, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)
2. George Washington Carver National Monument on Wikipedia. (Submitted on September 25, 2026, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2026, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 25, 2026, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.