George Washington
Carver was born in 1860. Born of slave parents in
Diamond Grove, Missouri, Carver was rescued from
Confederate kidnappers as an infant.
At Tuskegee
Normal and Industrial Institute for Negroes, Carver
developed his famous crop rotation method. Nitrate
producing legumes like peanuts were planted during
alternate years. The peanuts put nutrients back
in the soil that had been taken away when cotton
grew from the soil.
Carver
created 325 different uses for the peanut. Some
uses range from cooking oil to printers ink. Carver
died January 5, 1943. His birthplace was declared
a national monument in 1953.
George
Washington Carver
Carver
created 325 different uses for the peanut. Some
uses range from cooking oil to printers ink. Carver
died January 5, 1943. His birthplace was declared
a national monument in 1953.
