In 1881, Booker T. Washington arrived in Alabama and started building Tuskegee Institute both in reputation and literally brick by brick. He recruited the best and the brightest to come and teach here including George Washington Carver who arrived in 1896. Carver’s innovations in agriculture, especially with peanuts, expanded Tuskegee’s standing throughout the country. The story continues….

In 1881, Booker T. Washington arrived in Alabama and started building Tuskegee Institute both in reputation and literally brick by brick.  He recruited the best and the brightest to come and teach here including George Washington Carver who arrived in 1896.  Carver’s innovations in agriculture, especially with peanuts, expanded Tuskegee’s standing throughout the country.  The story continues….

Hundreds flocked to Tuskegee for polio treatment using George W. Carver's peanut oil

Carver's Peanut Oil

Many are amazed to see the last Movable School that was used by Dr. George W. Carver to bring education to the rural communities surrounding Tuskegee

The Movable School

As the the sun sets behind The Oaks, the beauty of the Tuskegee sky shines through.

Sunset Over The Oaks

Millions have been impressed by the genious of George W. Carver, including Henry Ford, Founder of Ford Motor Company

Carver with Friend and Fellow Inventor, Henry Ford

This house, like Washington himself, was a lesson plan to both students and benefactors of Tuskegee Institute.

Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site

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