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National Monument

Booker T Washington

Tobacco field being plowed by man with two draft horses
The main crop on the plantation where Booker T. Washington was born was tobacco. This photograph shows a man with draft horses preparing to plow a field. NPS Photo/ VIP Bill Tucker

Overview

Booker T. Washington was born a slave in April 1856 on the 207-acre farm of James Burroughs. After the Civil War, Washington became the first principal of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial School. Later as an adviser, author and orator, his past would influence his philosophies as the most influential African American of his era. Come explore his birthplace.

State: VA5407212094

Hours

  • Sunday: 10:00AM - 4:00PM
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: Closed
  • Wednesday: 10:00AM - 4:00PM
  • Thursday: 10:00AM - 4:00PM
  • Friday: 10:00AM - 4:00PM
  • Saturday: 10:00AM - 4:00PM

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    Things To Do

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      Jack-O-Lantern Branch Creek

      Take a hike on the Jack-O-Lantern Branch Trail

      Free

      Description

      Take a hike on the Jack-O-Lantern Branch trail and see the forest where Booker T. Washington travelled as a child! You can also get exercise by hiking the entire 1.5 mile trail. The trail starts at the tobacco barn and takes you through a winding path in a deciduous forest. It passes by three creeks until you return to the tobacco barn.

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      Pet FriendlyTime:45-90 Minutes

    More Images

    Tobacco field being plowed by man with two draft horses
    Tobacco field being plowed by man with two draft horses
    Back side of kitchen cabin and smokehouse in snow with blue sky and trees
    Back side of kitchen cabin and smokehouse in snow with blue sky and trees
    Four people dressed as enslaved people in front of the fireplace in cabin
    Four people dressed as enslaved people in front of the fireplace in cabin
    Kitchen cabin with child in green dress in front
    Kitchen cabin with child in green dress in front
    Reconstructed kitchen cabin where Booker T. Washington was born
    Reconstructed kitchen cabin where Booker T. Washington was born
    Two re-enactors portraying enslaved people sitting in front of fire inside kitchen cabin
    Two re-enactors portraying enslaved people sitting in front of fire inside kitchen cabin
    Visitor Center
    Visitor Center
    Exhibits on outside of visitor center bathrooms
    Exhibits on outside of visitor center bathrooms
    Booker T. Washington Elementary School (Park Headquarters)
    Booker T. Washington Elementary School (Park Headquarters)
    Park trail and part of pasture
    Park trail and part of pasture
    Horse in barn
    Horse in barn
    Wagon coming up trail to farm with people
    Wagon coming up trail to farm with people