Near Diamond in Newton County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
George Washington Carver's Birthplace
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 22, 2011
1. George Washington Carver's Birthplace Marker
The cabin site offers an impression of the slave cabin in which Carver was born. Its mysteries reflect the confused circumstances of Carver's early life.
The log cabin in which George Washington Carver was born was not built with the intention of housing slaves. Moses Carver originally built the single room log cabin for himself and his wife Susan. The couple did not call it the "slave cabin" until they moved to a slightly more comfortable log cabin of their own and purchased George's mother Mary. When she and her second son George were taken away by raiders, Moses Carver hired a man to find them. After George was returned without his mother, the Carvers raised him and his brother Jim. Historians and archeologists used George's recollections, oral histories of local residents, and archeological investigations in an attempt to determine the dimensions and location of the cabin.
Erected by National Park Service.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Agriculture • Science & Medicine • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the
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Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 36° 59.173′ N, 94° 21.306′ W. Marker was near Diamond, Missouri, in Newton County. It could be reached from Carver Road. Marker was on the George Washington Carver National Monument Visitor Center viewing porch. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 5646 Carver Road, Diamond MO 64840, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in Southwest Missouri. It was also in the American Ozarks, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 location: A different marker also named George Washington Carver's Birthplace (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named George Washington Carver National Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 22, 2011
2. George Washington Carver's Birthplace Marker
At right
Other markers no longer nearby. George Washington Carver National Monument (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named The Moses Carver Farm (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
More about this marker. This marker was replaced with a similar one (same title, different text).
Also see . . .
1. George Washington Carver National Monument. National Park service website entry (Submitted on April 27, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. George Washington Carver.
Photographed by National Park Service, 1954
3. Photo on George Washington Carver's Birthplace Marker
[Caption reads] In 1954 the National Park Service conducted an archeological dig on this site to search for George Washington Carver's birthplace. They determined the birthplace cabin was most likely erected here in the late 1830s.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,159 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 27, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
