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Booker T. Washington National MonumentGeese swimming in a small pond.
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Booker T. Washington National Monument
For Kids

for kids includes:

Be A Junior Ranger
 
 

There are a lot of interesting things kids can do at Booker T. Washington National Monument that can make the trip fun and a great learning experience.

Become a Junior Ranger.

Explore the birthplace of Booker T. Washington.

Visit the farm area.

Hike the Jack-o-Lantern Branch Heritage Trail.

Learn about slavery, the Civil War and Tuskegee Institute.

Learn about tobacco.
Replica cannon of the type made at Hopewell during the revolution.  

Did You Know?
Early in the American Revolution, colonial ordnance inspector Daniel Joy conducted a sort of school for Pennsylvania ironmasters on the proper method of casting cannon. As a result, in 1776-77 approximately 100 "great guns" were cast at Hopewell Furnace and accepted by the Continental Navy.

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Last Updated: August 22, 2007 at 10:04 EST